diff --git a/core/misc/form.js b/core/misc/form.js
index f752f31..8fe3615 100644
--- a/core/misc/form.js
+++ b/core/misc/form.js
@@ -191,21 +191,29 @@
   };
 
   /**
-   * Prepopulate form fields with information from the visitor cookie.
+   * Prepopulate form fields with information from the visitor browser.
    */
-  Drupal.behaviors.fillUserInfoFromCookie = {
+  Drupal.behaviors.fillUserInfoFromBrowser = {
     attach: function (context, settings) {
       var userInfo = ['name', 'mail', 'homepage'];
-      $('form.user-info-from-cookie').once('user-info-from-cookie', function () {
-        var $formContext = $(this);
-        var i, il, $element, cookie;
-        for (i = 0, il = userInfo.length; i < il; i += 1) {
-          $element = $formContext.find('[name=' + userInfo[i] + ']');
-          cookie = $.cookie('Drupal.visitor.' + userInfo[i]);
-          if ($element.length && cookie) {
-            $element.val(cookie);
+      var $forms = $('form.user-info-from-browser').once('user-info-from-browser');
+      if ($forms.length) {
+        var $browserData;
+        userInfo.map(function (info) {
+          var $element = $forms.find('[name=' + info + ']');
+          $browserData = localStorage.getItem('Drupal.visitor.' + info);
+          if ($element.length && $browserData) {
+            $element.val($browserData);
           }
-        }
+        });
+      }
+      $forms.on('submit', function () {
+        userInfo.map(function (info) {
+          var $element = $forms.find('[name=' + info + ']');
+          if ($element.length) {
+            localStorage.setItem('Drupal.visitor.' + info, $element.val());
+          }
+        });
       });
     }
   };
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentFormController.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentFormController.php
index a73ab15..831134d 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentFormController.php
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $is_admin = $comment->id() && $this->currentUser->hasPermission('administer comments');
 
     if (!$this->currentUser->isAuthenticated() && $anonymous_contact != COMMENT_ANONYMOUS_MAYNOT_CONTACT) {
-      $form['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/jquery.cookie';
-      $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-cookie';
+      $form['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/drupal.form';
+      $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-browser';
     }
 
     // If not replying to a comment, use our dedicated page callback for new
@@ -382,11 +382,6 @@ public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $uri = $entity->urlInfo();
 
     if ($this->currentUser->hasPermission('post comments') && ($this->currentUser->hasPermission('administer comments') || $entity->{$field_name}->status == CommentItemInterface::OPEN)) {
-      // Save the anonymous user information to a cookie for reuse.
-      if ($this->currentUser->isAnonymous()) {
-        user_cookie_save(array_intersect_key($form_state['values'], array_flip(array('name', 'mail', 'homepage'))));
-      }
-
       $comment->save();
       $form_state['values']['cid'] = $comment->id();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageFormController.php b/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageFormController.php
index 122665f..317dc5e 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageFormController.php
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       '#required' => TRUE,
     );
     if ($user->isAnonymous()) {
-      $form['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/jquery.cookie';
-      $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-cookie';
+      $form['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/drupal.form';
+      $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-browser';
     }
     // Do not allow authenticated users to alter the name or e-mail values to
     // prevent the impersonation of other users.
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       // over the submitted form values.
       $sender->name = $message->getSenderName();
       $sender->mail = $message->getSenderMail();
-      // Save the anonymous user information to a cookie for reuse.
-      user_cookie_save(array('name' => $message->getSenderName(), 'mail' => $message->getSenderMail()));
       // For the e-mail message, clarify that the sender name is not verified; it
       // could potentially clash with a username on this site.
       $sender->name = t('!name (not verified)', array('!name' => $message->getSenderName()));
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/RegisterFormController.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/RegisterFormController.php
index 30e33fe..1e9c729 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/RegisterFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/RegisterFormController.php
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       return new RedirectResponse(url('user/' . \Drupal::currentUser()->id(), array('absolute' => TRUE)));
     }
 
-    $form['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/jquery.cookie';
-    $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-cookie';
+    $form['#attributes']['class'][] = 'user-info-from-browser';
 
     // Start with the default user account fields.
     $form = parent::form($form, $form_state, $account);