$.cookie in jquery ui 1.9m2

$.cookie in jquery ui 1.9m2

I use the jquery cookie plugin, and I see this in jquery.ui 1.9m2 line 10473:

_cookie: function() {
    var cookie = this.cookie || (this.cookie = this.options.cookie.name || 'ui-tabs-' + getNextListId());
    return $.cookie.apply(null, [cookie].concat($.makeArray(arguments)));
},


This seems like it will conflict with something... why is it here and will it conflict with the cookie plugin?