diff --git a/src/categories/recentreplies.js b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
index 11b16897fc..bd6871ce99 100644
--- a/src/categories/recentreplies.js
+++ b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 
 	function assignPostsToCategory(category, posts) {
 		category.posts = posts.filter(function(post) {
-			return !!(post.category && (parseInt(post.category.cid, 10) === parseInt(category.cid, 10)
-			) || (parseInt(post.category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(category.cid, 10)));
+			return post.category && (parseInt(post.category.cid, 10) === parseInt(category.cid, 10)
+				|| parseInt(post.category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(category.cid, 10));
 		}).sort(function(a, b) {
 			return b.timestamp - a.timestamp;
 		}).slice(0, parseInt(category.numRecentReplies, 10));