diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/custom_subtitles.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/custom_subtitles.html
index 6730ab92..d484d1a2 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/custom_subtitles.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/custom_subtitles.html
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@
 #}
 
 
-<script>
-$(document).ready(function() {
-                $(".loadSubtitle").load("{{ path }}"); 
-});
-</script>
 {% extends "mediagoblin/base.html" %}
 
 
 {% block mediagoblin_content %}
 <p>{{ path }}</p>
-<textarea id="loadSubtitle" style="width:512px;height:256px"></textarea>
+<textarea id="test" style="width:100%;height:600px"></textarea>
+<script>
+var xmlhttp, text;
+xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+xmlhttp.open('GET', '{{ path }}', false);
+xmlhttp.send();
+text = xmlhttp.responseText;
+document.getElementById('test').value = text; 	
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
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