diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
index b810be7caa7..3ef9fe7dd89 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/featured_topics.js.handlebars
@@ -7,24 +7,24 @@
       {{#each featured_users}}
         <a href="/users/{{unbound username_lower}}">{{avatar this imageSize="small"}}</a>
       {{/each}}
-      </div>      
+      </div>
     </th>
     <th class='num'>{{i18n posts}}</th>
     <th class='num'>{{i18n age}}</th>
-  </tr>      
+  </tr>
 
   {{#each topics}}
     <tr {{bindAttr class="archived"}}>
       <td class='main-link'>
         <div class='topic-inset'>
-          {{view Discourse.TopicStatusView topicBinding="this"}} 
-          {{{topicLink this}}        
+          {{view Discourse.TopicStatusView topicBinding="this"}}
+          {{{topicLink this}}
         {{#if unread}}
           <a href="{{unbound lastReadUrl}}" class='badge unread badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.unread_posts unread="unread"}}'>{{unbound unread}}</a>
         {{/if}}
         {{#if new_posts}}
           <a href="{{unbound lastReadUrl}}" class='badge new-posts badge-notification' title='{{i18n topic.new_posts new_posts="new_posts"}}'>{{unbound new_posts}}</a>
-        {{/if}}           
+        {{/if}}
         </div>
       </td>
       <td class='num'><span class='badge-posts'>{{number posts_count}}</span></td>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
index 120d9eefdbf..bef725ebc81 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_status_view.js
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@
 Discourse.TopicStatusView = Discourse.View.extend({
   classNames: ['topic-statuses'],
 
-  hasDisplayableStatus: (function() {
+  hasDisplayableStatus: function() {
     if (this.get('topic.closed')) return true;
     if (this.get('topic.pinned')) return true;
     if (!this.get('topic.archetype.isDefault')) return true;
     if (!this.get('topic.visible')) return true;
     return false;
-  }).property('topic.closed', 'topic.pinned', 'topic.visible'),
+  }.property('topic.closed', 'topic.pinned', 'topic.visible'),
 
-  statusChanged: (function() {
+  statusChanged: function() {
     this.rerender();
-  }).observes('topic.closed', 'topic.pinned', 'topic.visible'),
+  }.observes('topic.closed', 'topic.pinned', 'topic.visible'),
 
   renderIcon: function(buffer, name, key) {
-    var title;
-    title = Em.String.i18n("topic_statuses." + key + ".help");
+    var title = Em.String.i18n("topic_statuses." + key + ".help");
     return buffer.push("<span title='" + title + "' class='topic-status'><i class='icon icon-" + name + "'></i></span>");
   },
 
   render: function(buffer) {
+
     if (!this.get('hasDisplayableStatus')) return;
 
     // Allow a plugin to add a custom icon to a topic