no need for exists check

if topic doesnt exist topicData will be null

src/topics.js

@@ -272,15 +272,12 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	Topics.getTopicWithPosts = function(tid, uid, start, end, callback) {
-		threadTools.exists(tid, function(err, exists) {
+		Topics.getTopicData(tid, function(err, topicData) {
-			if (err || !exists) {
+			if (err || !topicData) {
 				return callback(err || new Error('Topic tid \'' + tid + '\' not found'));
 			}
 
 			async.parallel({
-				topicData : function(next) {
-					Topics.getTopicData(tid, next);
-				},
 				posts: function(next) {
 					Topics.getTopicPosts(tid, start, end, uid, false, next);
 				},
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
-				var topicData = results.topicData;
 				topicData.category = results.category;
 				topicData.posts = results.posts;
 				topicData.thread_tools = results.threadTools;

src/topics/create.js

@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async'),
-
 	db = require('./../database'),
-
 	utils = require('./../../public/src/utils'),
 	plugins = require('./../plugins'),
 	user = require('./../user'),
 	meta = require('./../meta'),
 	posts = require('./../posts'),
-
 	threadTools = require('./../threadTools'),
 	categoryTools = require('./../categoryTools');