diff --git a/app/views/content/form/_panel.html.erb b/app/views/content/form/_panel.html.erb
index 95d71b62..1a0363da 100644
--- a/app/views/content/form/_panel.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content/form/_panel.html.erb
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
             onChipAdd: update_hidden_page_tag_value,
             onChipDelete: update_hidden_page_tag_value
           });
-          window.page_tags_reference = chips;
         <% end %>
 
       <% elsif field[:type] == 'universe' %>