diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index 15fa9c12f0..0d2b08eee8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID, query = {})
 	if (!results.userData) {
 		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-uid]]');
 	}
+
 	await parseAboutMe(results.userData);
 
 	let { userData } = results;
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID, query = {})
 	const { canViewInfo } = results;
 	const isSelf = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(userData.uid, 10);
 
+	if (meta.config['reputation:disabled']) {
+		delete userData.reputation;
+	}
+
 	userData.age = Math.max(
 		0,
 		userData.birthday ? Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(userData.birthday).getTime()) / 31536000000) : 0
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
index 5992cda0ca..d2737ee314 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/profile.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const user = require('../../user');
 const posts = require('../../posts');
 const categories = require('../../categories');
 const plugins = require('../../plugins');
-const meta = require('../../meta');
 const privileges = require('../../privileges');
 const accountHelpers = require('./helpers');
 const helpers = require('../helpers');
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ profileController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 		posts.parseSignature(userData, req.uid),
 	]);
 
-	if (meta.config['reputation:disabled']) {
-		delete userData.reputation;
-	}
-
 	userData.posts = latestPosts; // for backwards compat.
 	userData.latestPosts = latestPosts;
 	userData.bestPosts = bestPosts;