diff --git a/jquery.tagsinput.js b/jquery.tagsinput.js
index f28d6fa..2af5e87 100644
--- a/jquery.tagsinput.js
+++ b/jquery.tagsinput.js
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@
 			id = $(obj).attr('id');
 			var tags = val.split(delimiter[id]);
 			for (i=0; i<tags.length; i++) { 
-				$(obj).addTag(tags[i],{focus:false});
 				$(obj).addTag(tags[i],{focus:false,callback:false});
 			}
 		};