diff --git a/files/classes/badges.py b/files/classes/badges.py
index ea5125ab2..e519c7237 100644
--- a/files/classes/badges.py
+++ b/files/classes/badges.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Badge(Base):
 	@lazy
 	def badge(self):
 		with open("badges.json", 'r') as f:
-			return loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))[str(self.badge_id)]
+			return loads(f.read())[str(self.badge_id)]
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 04d18f36e..4cd7b0044 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def under_attack(v):
 @app.get("/admin/badge_grant")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_grant_get(v):
-	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 	return render_template("admin/badge_grant.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES)
 
 
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def badge_grant_get(v):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_grant_post(v):
-	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 
 	user = get_user(request.values.get("username").strip(), graceful=True)
 	if not user:
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def badge_grant_post(v):
 @app.get("/admin/badge_remove")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_remove_get(v):
-	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 
 	return render_template("admin/badge_remove.html", v=v, badge_types=BADGES)
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def badge_remove_get(v):
 @limiter.limit("1/second;30/minute;200/hour;1000/day")
 @admin_level_required(2)
 def badge_remove_post(v):
-	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 
 	user = get_user(request.values.get("username").strip(), graceful=True)
 	if not user:
diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 1976d8429..c1f3c813f 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def api_comment(v):
 				try: badge_body = loads(body.lower())
 				except: return {"error": "You didn't follow the format retard"}, 500
 				badge_number = str(len(listdir('files/assets/images/badges'))+1)
-				with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: badges = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+				with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: badges = loads(f.read())
 				badges[badge_number] = badge_body
 			elif v.id in (CARP_ID,AEVANN_ID) and parent_post.id == 37838:
 				try:
diff --git a/files/routes/static.py b/files/routes/static.py
index e47a3415c..36d0a6e13 100644
--- a/files/routes/static.py
+++ b/files/routes/static.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def settings_profile(v):
 @app.get("/badges")
 @auth_required
 def badges(v):
-	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read().replace("'",'"'))
+	with open("badges.json", 'r') as f: BADGES = loads(f.read())
 
 	return render_template("badges.html", v=v, badges=BADGES)