diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index 088403e0..75f05d88 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -2052,7 +2052,6 @@ class Datasette:
                 and "ds_actor" in request.cookies
                 and request.actor,
                 "app_css_hash": self.app_css_hash(),
-                "navigation_search_js_hash": self.static_hash("navigation-search.js"),
                 "zip": zip,
                 "body_scripts": body_scripts,
                 "format_bytes": format_bytes,
diff --git a/datasette/handle_exception.py b/datasette/handle_exception.py
index 25ec26d9..96398a4c 100644
--- a/datasette/handle_exception.py
+++ b/datasette/handle_exception.py
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ def handle_exception(datasette, request, exception):
                         info,
                         urls=datasette.urls,
                         app_css_hash=datasette.app_css_hash(),
-                        navigation_search_js_hash=datasette.static_hash(
-                            "navigation-search.js"
-                        ),
                         menu_links=lambda: [],
                     )
                 ),
diff --git a/datasette/templates/base.html b/datasette/templates/base.html
index 02365e68..819715ba 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/base.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/base.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% if select_templates %}<!-- Templates considered: {{ select_templates|join(", ") }} -->{% endif %}
-<script src="{{ urls.static('navigation-search.js') }}{% if navigation_search_js_hash is defined %}?{{ navigation_search_js_hash }}{% endif %}" defer></script>
+<script src="{{ urls.static('navigation-search.js') }}" defer></script>
 <navigation-search url="/-/jump"></navigation-search>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/test_html.py b/tests/test_html.py
index ac77f10f..4da321d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_html.py
@@ -1022,10 +1022,7 @@ async def test_navigation_menu_links(
     navigation_search_script = soup.find(
         "script", {"src": re.compile(r"navigation-search\.js")}
     )
-    assert navigation_search_script["src"] == (
-        "/-/static/navigation-search.js?"
-        + ds_client.ds.static_hash("navigation-search.js")
-    )
+    assert navigation_search_script["src"] == "/-/static/navigation-search.js"
     assert details.find("li").find("button") == search_button
     if not actor_id:
         # The app menu is always visible, but anonymous users do not see logout