diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js b/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
index 739c7cb41..1988c53af 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/autocomplete.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     if (this.enable_local_storage) {
       var now = new Date().getTime();
       $.each($.localStorage.keys(), function(i, key) {
-        var obj = $.localStorage.get(key);
+        var obj = localStorage.getItem(key);
         if (obj && obj.expires) {
           var expiry = Date.parse(obj.expires);
           if (expiry < now) {