New categories weren't getting correct default colors

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/edit_category_controller.js

@@ -95,27 +95,6 @@ Discourse.EditCategoryController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend(Discourse.M
     return Em.String.i18n('category.delete');
   }.property(),
 
-  didInsertElement: function() {
-    this._super();
-
-    if (this.get('id')) {
-      this.set('loading', true);
-      var categoryController = this;
-
-      // We need the topic_count to be correct, so get the most up-to-date info about this category from the server.
-      Discourse.Category.findBySlugOrId( this.get('slug') || this.get('id') ).then( function(cat) {
-        categoryController.set('category', cat);
-        Discourse.Site.instance().updateCategory(cat);
-        categoryController.set('id', categoryController.get('slug'));
-        categoryController.set('loading', false);
-      });
-    } else if( this.get('isUncategorized') ) {
-      this.set('category', Discourse.Category.uncategorizedInstance());
-    } else {
-      this.set('category', Discourse.Category.create({ color: 'AB9364', text_color: 'FFFFFF', hotness: 5 }));
-    }
-  },
-
   showCategoryTopic: function() {
     $('#discourse-modal').modal('hide');
     Discourse.URL.routeTo(this.get('topic_url'));

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application_route.js

@@ -36,10 +36,18 @@ Discourse.ApplicationRoute = Em.Route.extend({
 
     editCategory: function(category) {
       var router = this;
+
+      if (category.get('isUncategorized')) {
+        Discourse.Route.showModal(router, 'editCategory', category);
+        router.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');
+      } else {
         Discourse.Category.findBySlugOrId(category.get('slug')).then(function (c) {
+          Discourse.Site.instance().updateCategory(c);
           Discourse.Route.showModal(router, 'editCategory', c);
           router.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');
-      })
+        });
+      }
+
     }
 
   }

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/list_categories_route.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Discourse.ListCategoriesRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
   events: {
 
     createCategory: function() {
-      Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'editCategory', Discourse.Category.create());
+      Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'editCategory', Discourse.Category.create({ color: 'AB9364', text_color: 'FFFFFF', hotness: 5 }));
       this.controllerFor('editCategory').set('selectedTab', 'general');
     }