diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/parser/factory.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/parser/factory.py
index b6655be63d5..52a11ad7b57 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/parser/factory.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/parser/factory.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def ordered_load(stream):
         yaml.resolver.BaseResolver.DEFAULT_MAPPING_TAG,
         construct_mapping)
 
-    return yaml.safe_load(stream, OrderedLoader)
+    return yaml.load(stream, OrderedLoader)
 
 
 def get_input_source(content):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/config_manage.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/config_manage.py
index 306cd7605f2..ee7b6b38069 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/config_manage.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/config_manage.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ def _ordered_load(stream):
         def include(self, node):
             filename = os.path.join(self._root, self.construct_scalar(node))
             with open(filename, 'r') as f:
-                return yaml.safe_load(f, OrderedLoader)
+                return yaml.load(f, OrderedLoader)
 
     def construct_mapping(loader, node):
         loader.flatten_mapping(node)
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def _ordered_load(stream):
         construct_mapping)
     OrderedLoader.add_constructor('!include', OrderedLoader.include)
 
-    return yaml.safe_load(stream, OrderedLoader)
+    return yaml.load(stream, OrderedLoader)
 
 
 def _ordered_dump(data, stream=None, Dumper=yaml.Dumper, **kwds):