diff --git a/static/js/sefaria/sefaria.js b/static/js/sefaria/sefaria.js
index 9c2fbb2a7d..cf2b10cbdb 100644
--- a/static/js/sefaria/sefaria.js
+++ b/static/js/sefaria/sefaria.js
@@ -2706,6 +2706,8 @@ _media: {},
     const tabs = {};
     for (let [linkTypeSlug, linkTypeObj] of Object.entries(data.refs)) {
       for (let refObj of linkTypeObj.refs) {
+        // sheets are no longer displayed on topic pages
+        if (refObj.is_sheet) { continue; }
         let tabKey = linkTypeSlug;
         if (tabKey === 'about') {
             tabKey = (refObj.descriptions?.[lang]?.title || refObj.descriptions?.[lang]?.prompt) ? 'notable-sources' : 'sources';
@@ -2724,14 +2726,13 @@ _media: {},
             shouldDisplay: linkTypeObj.shouldDisplay,
           };
         }
-        const ref = refObj.is_sheet ? parseInt(refObj.ref.replace('Sheet ', '')) : refObj.ref;
         if (refObj.order) {
             refObj.order = {...refObj.order, availableLangs: refObj?.order?.availableLangs || [],
                                 numDatasource: refObj?.order?.numDatasource || 1,
                                 tfidf: refObj?.order?.tfidf || 0,
                                 pr: refObj?.order?.pr || 0,
                                 curatedPrimacy: {he: refObj?.order?.curatedPrimacy?.he || 0, en: refObj?.order?.curatedPrimacy?.en || 0}}}
-        tabs[tabKey].refMap[refObj.ref] = {ref, order: refObj.order, dataSources: refObj.dataSources, descriptions: refObj.descriptions};
+        tabs[tabKey].refMap[refObj.ref] = {ref: refObj.ref, order: refObj.order, dataSources: refObj.dataSources, descriptions: refObj.descriptions};
       }
     }
     for (let tabObj of Object.values(tabs)) {