diff --git a/searx/utils.py b/searx/utils.py
index 079a99ae2..7e2f4d78f 100644
--- a/searx/utils.py
+++ b/searx/utils.py
@@ -807,11 +807,6 @@ def js_variable_to_python(js_variable: str) -> str:
     s = _JS_DECIMAL_RE.sub(":0.", s)
     # replace the surogate character by colon
     s = s.replace(chr(1), ':')
-    # replace single-quote followed by comma with double-quote and comma
-    # {"a": "\"12\"',"b": "13"}
-    # becomes
-    # {"a": "\"12\"","b": "13"}
-    s = s.replace("',", "\",")
     # load the JSON and return the result
     return json.loads(s)  # pyright: ignore[reportAny]