diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 006bd345..09854bd3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "@solid-primitives/pagination": "0.2.10",
     "cropperjs": "1.6.1",
     "form-data": "4.0.0",
-    "ga-gtag": "1.2.0",
     "i18next": "22.4.15",
     "i18next-icu": "2.3.0",
     "idb": "7.1.1",
diff --git a/src/components/Views/Author/Author.tsx b/src/components/Views/Author/Author.tsx
index b1eeebec..2742637b 100644
--- a/src/components/Views/Author/Author.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Views/Author/Author.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export const AuthorView = (props: Props) => {
 
     // pagination
     if (sortedArticles().length === PRERENDERED_ARTICLES_COUNT) {
-      fetchData()
       loadMore()
     }
   })