diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_categories_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_categories_route.js
index e045c21749d..369156330c8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_categories_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_categories_route.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryCategoriesRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
   },
 
   model: function() {
+    // TODO: Remove this and ensure server side does not supply `topic_list`
+    // if default page is categories
+    PreloadStore.remove("topic_list");
+
     return Discourse.CategoryList.list('categories').then(function(list) {
       var tracking = Discourse.TopicTrackingState.current();
       if (tracking) {