diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 23f3daa09d3..de6db4cc337 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     Summarize.new(bio_cooked).summary
   end
 
+  def featured_user_badges
+    user_badges.joins(:badge).order('badges.badge_type_id ASC, badges.grant_count ASC').includes(:granted_by, badge: :badge_type).limit(3)
+  end
+
   def self.count_by_signup_date(sinceDaysAgo=30)
     where('created_at > ?', sinceDaysAgo.days.ago).group('date(created_at)').order('date(created_at)').count
   end
diff --git a/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb
index 1431ccd9f8b..df35418f94e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb
@@ -134,9 +134,4 @@ class UserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
   def badge_count
     object.user_badges.count
   end
-
-  def featured_user_badges
-    # The three rarest badges this user has received should be featured.
-    object.user_badges.joins(:badge).order('badges.grant_count ASC').includes(:granted_by, badge: :badge_type).limit(3)
-  end
 end