diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/noodlemagazine.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/noodlemagazine.py
index 65c15dc34..4a73e4779 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/noodlemagazine.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/noodlemagazine.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def build_url(url_or_path):
             return urljoin('https://adult.noodlemagazine.com', url_or_path)
 
         playlist_info = self._search_json(
-            r'window\.playlist\s*=\s*', webpage, video_id, 'playlist info')
+            r'window\.playlist\s*=', webpage, video_id, 'playlist info')
 
         formats = []
         for source in traverse_obj(playlist_info, ('sources', lambda _, v: v['file'])):