diff --git a/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
index b6581fdb7ad..7efa31861cc 100644
--- a/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 class SuggestedTopicSerializer < ListableTopicSerializer
 
-  attributes :archetype, :like_count, :views
-  has_one :category, embed: :objects
+  attributes :archetype, :like_count, :views, :category_id
 
 end