diff --git a/app/models/about.rb b/app/models/about.rb
index dd87169ecee..a59a73a019f 100644
--- a/app/models/about.rb
+++ b/app/models/about.rb
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@ class About
 
   def moderators
     @moderators ||= User.where(moderator: true, admin: false)
-                        .where.not(id: Discourse::SYSTEM_USER_ID)
+                        .where("id > 0")
                         .order(:username_lower)
   end
 
   def admins
-    @admins ||= User.where(admin: true)
-                    .where.not(id: Discourse::SYSTEM_USER_ID)
-                    .order(:username_lower)
+    @admins ||= User.where(admin: true).where("id > 0").order(:username_lower)
   end
 
   def stats