diff --git a/src/analytics.js b/src/analytics.js
index 1f98beb476..8bf40ffc3c 100644
--- a/src/analytics.js
+++ b/src/analytics.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ var pageViews = 0;
 var uniqueIPCount = 0;
 var uniquevisitors = 0;
 
-var isCategory = /^(?:\/api)?\/category\/(\d+)/;
-
 new cronJob('*/10 * * * * *', function () {
 	Analytics.writeData();
 }, null, true);
@@ -52,15 +50,6 @@ Analytics.pageView = function (payload) {
 			}
 		});
 	}
-
-	if (payload.path) {
-		var categoryMatch = payload.path.match(isCategory);
-		var cid = categoryMatch ? parseInt(categoryMatch[1], 10) : null;
-
-		if (cid) {
-			Analytics.increment(['pageviews:byCid:' + cid]);
-		}
-	}
 };
 
 Analytics.writeData = function (callback) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/category.js b/src/controllers/category.js
index f3e90897cf..9aec649ec3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/category.js
+++ b/src/controllers/category.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var pagination = require('../pagination');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
 var utils = require('../utils');
 var translator = require('../translator');
+var analytics = require('../analytics');
 
 var categoryController = module.exports;
 
@@ -144,6 +145,8 @@ categoryController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
 			});
 
+			analytics.increment(['pageviews:byCid:' + categoryData.cid]);
+
 			res.render('category', categoryData);
 		},
 	], callback);
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 40299ceb9b..b6ff617c15 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
 var pagination = require('../pagination');
 var utils = require('../utils');
+var analytics = require('../analytics');
 
 var topicsController = module.exports;
 
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ topicsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				});
 			}
 
+			analytics.increment(['pageviews:byCid:' + topicData.category.cid]);
+
 			res.render('topic', topicData);
 		},
 	], callback);
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 659724153e..0173ecb3c6 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ middleware.stripLeadingSlashes = function (req, res, next) {
 middleware.pageView = function (req, res, next) {
 	analytics.pageView({
 		ip: req.ip,
-		path: req.path,
 		uid: req.uid,
 	});