diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/model.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/model.py
index badaf3eff6..5b3996ac76 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/model.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tag_browser/model.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class TagsModel(QAbstractItemModel): # {{{
             else:
                 collapse_model = 'partition'
                 collapse_template = tweaks['categories_collapsed_popularity_template']
-        if get_lang() in self.langs_no_span_contractions:
+        if True or get_lang() in self.langs_no_span_contractions:
             use_span_contractions = False
         else:
             use_span_contractions = True