diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
index f19c5b930c9..49071428f40 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/category.js
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ Discourse.Category.reopenClass({
   },
 
   findBySlug: function(slug, parentSlug) {
-
     var categories = Discourse.Category.list(),
         category;
 
@@ -268,8 +267,8 @@ Discourse.Category.reopenClass({
     return category;
   },
 
-  reloadBySlugOrId: function(slugOrId) {
-    return Discourse.ajax("/category/" + slugOrId + "/show.json").then(function (result) {
+  reloadById: function(id) {
+    return Discourse.ajax("/category/" + id + "/show.json").then(function (result) {
       return Discourse.Category.create(result.category);
     });
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6
index 72484332d02..e37aff147e3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var ApplicationRoute = Em.Route.extend({
         Discourse.Route.showModal(router, 'editCategory', category);
         router.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');
       } else {
-        Discourse.Category.reloadBySlugOrId(category.get('slug') || category.get('id')).then(function (c) {
+        Discourse.Category.reloadById(category.get('id')).then(function (c) {
           Discourse.Site.current().updateCategory(c);
           Discourse.Route.showModal(router, 'editCategory', c);
           router.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');