diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-category-route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-category-route.js
index aab3d9c039a..78c08dd2163 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-category-route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-category-route.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import PermissionType from "discourse/models/permission-type";
 import CategoryList from "discourse/models/category-list";
 import Category from "discourse/models/category";
 import { Promise, all } from "rsvp";
-import { action } from "@ember/object";
 
 // A helper function to create a category route with parameters
 export default (filterArg, params) => {
@@ -230,29 +229,6 @@ export default (filterArg, params) => {
       });
     },
 
-    resetParams(controller) {
-      controller.setProperties({
-        order: "default",
-        ascending: false,
-        max_posts: null
-      });
-    },
-
-    @action
-    willTransition() {
-      this._super(...arguments);
-
-      if (this.controller) {
-        this.resetParams(this.controller);
-      }
-    },
-
-    resetController(controller, isExiting) {
-      if (isExiting) {
-        this.resetParams(controller);
-      }
-    },
-
     deactivate() {
       this._super(...arguments);
       this.searchService.set("searchContext", null);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-topic-route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-topic-route.js
index e175c703c9e..6b6b8dadc28 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-topic-route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/build-topic-route.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { defaultHomepage } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
 import Session from "discourse/models/session";
 import { Promise } from "rsvp";
 import Site from "discourse/models/site";
-import { action } from "@ember/object";
 
 // A helper to build a topic route for a filter
 function filterQueryParams(params, defaultParams) {
@@ -148,29 +147,6 @@ export default function(filter, extras) {
         );
       },
 
-      resetParams(controller) {
-        controller.setProperties({
-          order: "default",
-          ascending: false,
-          max_posts: null
-        });
-      },
-
-      @action
-      willTransition() {
-        this._super(...arguments);
-
-        if (this.controller) {
-          this.resetParams(this.controller);
-        }
-      },
-
-      resetController(controller, isExiting) {
-        if (isExiting) {
-          this.resetParams(controller);
-        }
-      },
-
       renderTemplate() {
         this.render("navigation/default", { outlet: "navigation-bar" });
         this.render("discovery/topics", {