diff --git a/src/osw/wtsite.py b/src/osw/wtsite.py
index 75fbcef..55f1f26 100644
--- a/src/osw/wtsite.py
+++ b/src/osw/wtsite.py
@@ -742,9 +742,6 @@ def __init__(self, wtSite: WtSite = None, title: str = None):
                             if self._content_model[slot_key] == "json":
                                 self._slots[slot_key] = json.loads(
                                     self._slots[slot_key],
-                                    ensure_ascii=False
-                                    # todo: fix - adding ensure_ascii=False causes
-                                    #  the page load to fail
                                 )
                     # todo: set content for slots not in revision["slots"] (use
                     #  SLOTS) --> create empty slots