diff --git a/src/features/explore/components/exploreFilter.tsx b/src/features/explore/components/exploreFilter.tsx
index 8771882d0..c323048ae 100644
--- a/src/features/explore/components/exploreFilter.tsx
+++ b/src/features/explore/components/exploreFilter.tsx
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ const ExploreFilter = () => {
   useEffect(
     () => {
       const value = formatFilters(filters);
-
-      localStorage.setItem('soapbox:explore:filters', JSON.stringify(filters));
-
       debouncedSearch(value);
 
       return () => {
diff --git a/src/features/explore/components/filters.tsx b/src/features/explore/components/filters.tsx
index a5abfbc5e..35bddab03 100644
--- a/src/features/explore/components/filters.tsx
+++ b/src/features/explore/components/filters.tsx
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ const CreateFilter = () => {
 
   const handleReset = () => {
     dispatch(resetFilters());
-    localStorage.removeItem('soapbox:explore:filters');
   };
 
   const handleClearValue = () => {
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 14965504e..0606e5108 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -7,26 +7,8 @@ import appReducer from './reducers/index.ts';
 
 import type { AnyAction } from 'redux';
 
-const loadState = (pathname: string) => {
-  try {
-    if (pathname !== '/explore') return undefined;
-
-    const savedState = localStorage.getItem('soapbox:explore:filters');
-    return savedState ? JSON.parse(savedState) : undefined;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to load state:', error);
-    return undefined;
-  }
-};
-
-const preloadedState = (() => {
-  const storedFilter = loadState(window.location.pathname);
-  return storedFilter ? { search_filter: storedFilter } : {};
-})();
-
 export const store = configureStore({
   reducer: appReducer,
-  preloadedState,
   middleware: () => new Tuple(
     thunk,
     errorsMiddleware(),