Remove `default_scope`

app/models/category.rb

@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_one :category_search_data
   belongs_to :parent_category, class_name: 'Category'
 
-  default_scope order('position')
-
   scope :latest, ->{ order('topic_count desc') }
 
   scope :secured, ->(guardian = nil) {

app/models/site.rb

@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ class Site
     @categories ||= begin
       categories = Category
         .secured(@guardian)
-        .latest
-        .includes(:topic_only_relative_url).to_a
+        .includes(:topic_only_relative_url)
+        .order(:position)
+        .to_a
 
       allowed_topic_create = Set.new(Category.topic_create_allowed(@guardian).pluck(:id))