diff --git a/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb b/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
index c09e8b83a..967f287ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class AsyncInfoController < ApplicationController
         name: @user.name,
         username: @user.username,
         profile_image_90: ProfileImage.new(@user).get(width: 90),
-        followed_tag_names: @user.cached_followed_tag_names,
         followed_tags: @user.cached_followed_tags.to_json(only: %i[id name bg_color_hex text_color_hex hotness_score], methods: [:points]),
         followed_user_ids: @user.cached_following_users_ids,
         followed_organization_ids: @user.cached_following_organizations_ids,
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/readingList.jsx b/app/javascript/packs/readingList.jsx
index 132231dbe..6db40e9b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/readingList.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/readingList.jsx
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { ReadingList } from '../readingList/readingList';
 
 function loadElement() {
   getUserDataAndCsrfToken().then(({ currentUser }) => {
+    const followedTagNames = JSON.parse(currentUser.followed_tags).map(t => t.name);
     const root = document.getElementById('reading-list');
     if (root) {
       render(
         <ReadingList
-          availableTags={currentUser.followed_tag_names}
+          availableTags={followedTagNames}
           statusView={root.dataset.view}
         />,
         root,