diff --git a/tildes/static/js/behaviors/comment-text.js b/tildes/static/js/behaviors/comment-text.js
index b542b93..c14aa6f 100644
--- a/tildes/static/js/behaviors/comment-text.js
+++ b/tildes/static/js/behaviors/comment-text.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 $.onmount('[data-js-comment-text]', function() {
-    // Check for setting (default to false if not set)
-    if (localStorage.getItem('open_new_tab_text') == 'true') {
-        // Make all links in comment open in new tab
-        $(this).find('a').attr('target', '_blank');
-    }
+    // Make all links in comment open in new tab
+    $(this).find('a').attr('target', '_blank');
 });
diff --git a/tildes/static/js/behaviors/open-new-tab-text-input.js b/tildes/static/js/behaviors/open-new-tab-text-input.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bebbb9..0000000
--- a/tildes/static/js/behaviors/open-new-tab-text-input.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-$.onmount('[data-js-open-new-tab-text]', function() {
-    $(this).change(function() {
-        localStorage.setItem('open_new_tab_text', $(this).is(':checked'));
-    });
-});
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
index 1299756..1000614 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
                   type="checkbox"
                   id="open_new_tab_text"
                   name="open_new_tab_text"
-                  data-js-open-new-tab-text
                   data-js-autosubmit-on-change
                   {% if request.user.open_new_tab_text %}checked{% endif %}
                 >