diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/settings/repository/show/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/settings/repository/show/index.js
index 5a6f4138b10..001128ead59 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/settings/repository/show/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/projects/settings/repository/show/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-new */
+
+import ProtectedTagCreate from '~/protected_tags/protected_tag_create';
+import ProtectedTagEditList from '~/protected_tags/protected_tag_edit_list';
 import initSettingsPanels from '~/settings_panels';
 import initDeployKeys from '~/deploy_keys';
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+  new ProtectedTagCreate();
+  new ProtectedTagEditList();
   initDeployKeys();
   initSettingsPanels();
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protected_tags/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protected_tags/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b1618e24e49..00000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protected_tags/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
-
-import ProtectedTagCreate from './protected_tag_create';
-import ProtectedTagEditList from './protected_tag_edit_list';
-
-$(() => {
-  const protectedtTagCreate = new ProtectedTagCreate();
-  const protectedtTagEditList = new ProtectedTagEditList();
-});
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_tags/_index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_tags/_index.html.haml
index 74f7f63c941..6b284fda35c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_tags/_index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_tags/_index.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-- content_for :page_specific_javascripts do
-  = webpack_bundle_tag('protected_tags')
-
 - content_for :create_protected_tag do
   = render 'projects/protected_tags/create_protected_tag'
 
diff --git a/config/webpack.config.js b/config/webpack.config.js
index 56d83e0ba1d..e806083bf16 100644
--- a/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ function generateEntries() {
     notebook_viewer:      './blob/notebook_viewer.js',
     pdf_viewer:           './blob/pdf_viewer.js',
     protected_branches:   './protected_branches',
-    protected_tags:       './protected_tags',
     registry_list:        './registry/index.js',
     sketch_viewer:        './blob/sketch_viewer.js',
     stl_viewer:           './blob/stl_viewer.js',