diff --git a/src/js/userconfig.js b/src/js/userconfig.js
index 40e3655a6..12f60ac24 100644
--- a/src/js/userconfig.js
+++ b/src/js/userconfig.js
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ function loadActiveTagsFromCookie() {
     } catch (e) {
       newTags = {};
     }
-    newTags = JSON.parse(newTags);
     newTags.forEach((ntag) => {
       toggleTag(ntag, true);
     });