diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 423dafe197..d2c4c79359 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -192,25 +192,22 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				}, next);
 			},
 			function(results, next) {
-				if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:topic.getRelatedTopics')) {
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.getRelatedTopics', results, next);
-				} else {
-					Topics.getRelatedTopics(results, next);
-				}
-			}, function(results, next) {
 				topicData.posts = results.posts;
 				topicData.category = results.category;
 				topicData.thread_tools = results.threadTools.tools;
 				topicData.tags = results.tags;
 				topicData.isFollowing = results.isFollowing[0];
 				topicData.bookmark = results.bookmark;
-				topicData.related = results.related || [];
 
 				topicData.unreplied = parseInt(topicData.postcount, 10) === 1;
 				topicData.deleted = parseInt(topicData.deleted, 10) === 1;
 				topicData.locked = parseInt(topicData.locked, 10) === 1;
 				topicData.pinned = parseInt(topicData.pinned, 10) === 1;
 
+				Topics.getRelatedTopics(topicData, uid, next);
+			},
+			function(related, next) {
+				topicData.related = related || [];
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.get', {topic: topicData, uid: uid}, next);
 			},
 			function(data, next) {
diff --git a/src/topics/tags.js b/src/topics/tags.js
index 183dbe903c..d816d5c49c 100644
--- a/src/topics/tags.js
+++ b/src/topics/tags.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 	db = require('../database'),
 	meta = require('../meta'),
-	user = require('../user'),
 	_ = require('underscore'),
 	plugins = require('../plugins');
 
@@ -323,43 +322,33 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 		});
 	};
 
-	Topics.getRelatedTopics = function(topicData, callback) {
-		var maximumTopics = typeof meta.config.maximumRelatedTopics !== 'undefined' ? parseInt(meta.config.maximumRelatedTopics, 10) : 5;
+	Topics.getRelatedTopics = function(topicData, uid, callback) {
+		if (plugins.hasListeners('filter:topic.getRelatedTopics')) {
+			return plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.getRelatedTopics', {topic: topicData, uid: uid}, callback);
+		}
+
+		var maximumTopics = parseInt(meta.config.maximumRelatedTopics, 10) || 5;
 
 		if (!topicData.tags.length || maximumTopics === 0) {
 			return callback(null, topicData);
 		}
 
-		var related = [];
-
-		user.isAdministrator(topicData.threadTools.uid, function(err, isAdministrator) {
-			async.each(topicData.tags, function(tag, next) {
-				tag = tag.value;
-
-				Topics.getTagTids(tag, 0, 5, function(err, tids) {
-					Topics.getTopics(tids, topicData.threadTools.uid, function(err, topics) {
-						related = related.concat(topics.filter(function(topic) {
-							var doesntOwnTopic = parseInt(topic.uid, 10) !== parseInt(topicData.threadTools.uid, 10);
-							var isntSameTopic = parseInt(topic.tid, 10) !== parseInt(topicData.threadTools.topic.tid, 10);
-
-							return doesntOwnTopic && isntSameTopic;
-						}));
-
-						next(err);
-					});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				async.map(topicData.tags, function (tag, next) {
+					Topics.getTagTids(tag.value, 0, 5, next);
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (tids, next) {
+				tids = _.shuffle(_.unique(_.flatten(tids))).slice(0, maximumTopics);
+				Topics.getTopics(tids, uid, next);
+			},
+			function (topics, next) {
+				topics = topics.filter(function(topic) {
+					return topic && !topic.deleted && parseInt(topic.uid, 10) !== parseInt(uid, 10);
 				});
-			}, function(err) {
-				if (!isAdministrator) {
-					related = related.filter(function(topic) {
-						return topic && !topic.deleted;
-					});
-				}
-
-				related = _.shuffle(related).slice(0, maximumTopics);
-
-				topicData.related = related;
-				callback(err, topicData);
-			});
-		});
+				next(null, topics);
+			}
+		], callback);
 	};
 };
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