diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index ebf65af3db..117e7f6083 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
                     self.log('Got cover:', self.cover_url)
                     break
 
-        sections = soup.findAll(
-            'div', attrs={'class': 'list__title',
-                          'data-reactid': True}
-        )
+        sections = soup.findAll('div', attrs={'class': 'list__title'})
         if sections:
             feeds = []
             for section in sections:
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index ebf65af3db..117e7f6083 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
                     self.log('Got cover:', self.cover_url)
                     break
 
-        sections = soup.findAll(
-            'div', attrs={'class': 'list__title',
-                          'data-reactid': True}
-        )
+        sections = soup.findAll('div', attrs={'class': 'list__title'})
         if sections:
             feeds = []
             for section in sections: