diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index 926e30d7e1..1df316267a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -154,12 +154,8 @@ adminController.categories.getAll = function(req, res, next) {
 		disabled = [];
 
 	async.waterfall([
-		function(next) {
-			db.getSortedSetRange('categories:cid', 0, -1, next);
-		},
-		function(cids, next) {
-			categories.getCategoriesData(cids, next);
-		},
+		async.apply(db.getSortedSetRange, 'categories:cid', 0, -1),
+		async.apply(categories.getCategoriesData),
 		function(categories, next) {
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:admin.categories.get', {req: req, res: res, categories: categories}, next);
 		}