diff --git a/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
index 8708f5542f2..bb09ac87061 100644
--- a/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/suggested_topic_serializer.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ class SuggestedTopicSerializer < ListableTopicSerializer
   attributes :archetype, :like_count, :views, :category_id
   has_many :posters, serializer: SuggestedPosterSerializer, embed: :objects
 
-  def include_posters?
-    object.private_message?
-  end
-
   def posters
     object.posters || []
   end