diff --git a/admin/aqbudgetperiods.pl b/admin/aqbudgetperiods.pl
index f05fdfb069..c602cef906 100755
--- a/admin/aqbudgetperiods.pl
+++ b/admin/aqbudgetperiods.pl
@@ -308,11 +308,9 @@ foreach my $result ( @{$results} ) {
     push( @period_inactive_loop, $budgetperiod );
 }
 
-my $tab = $input->param('tab') ? $input->param('tab') - 1 : 0;
 $template->param(
     period_active_loop   => \@period_active_loop,
     period_inactive_loop => \@period_inactive_loop,
-    tab                  => $tab,
 );
 
 $template->param( $op => 1 );
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/aqbudgetperiods.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/aqbudgetperiods.tt
index a0fc1b8697..7504480e77 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/aqbudgetperiods.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/aqbudgetperiods.tt
@@ -563,10 +563,6 @@
     [% Asset.js("js/acq.js") | $raw %]
     <script>
         $(document).ready(function() {
-            [% IF ( tab ) %]
-                $("#budgetsTabs li:eq([% tab | html %]) a").tab("show");
-            [% END %]
-
             let dt_params = {
                 pagingType: "full",
                 autoWidth: false,