diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index ec55863b..a1ad6950 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -525,23 +525,6 @@ function whitelistCheck() {
             UUIDs = [];
 
             channelWhitelisted = true;
-
-            //make sure the whitelistedChannels array isn't broken and full of null entries
-            //TODO: remove this at some point in the future as the bug that caused this should be patched
-            if (whitelistedChannels.some((el) => el === null)) {
-                //remove the entries that are null
-                let cleanWhitelistedChannelsArray = [];
-                for (let i = 0; i < whitelistedChannels.length; i++) {
-                    let channelURL = whitelistedChannels[i];
-                    if (channelURL !== null) {
-                        //add it
-                        cleanWhitelistedChannelsArray.push(channelURL);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                //save this value
-                chrome.storage.sync.set({"whitelistedChannels": cleanWhitelistedChannelsArray});
-            }
         }
     });
 }