diff --git a/public/templates/category.tpl b/public/templates/category.tpl
index d37f5f5b69..fc5cd8ccfd 100644
--- a/public/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/category.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 <div>
 	<!-- IF privileges.write -->
-	<button id="new_post" class="btn btn-primary {show_topic_button}">[[category:new_topic_button]]</button>
+	<button id="new_post" class="btn btn-primary">[[category:new_topic_button]]</button>
 	<!-- ENDIF privileges.write -->
 	<!-- IF !disableSocialButtons -->
 	<div class="inline-block pull-right">
diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 1cd8769db1..1714b6a9aa 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				'category_description': results.category.description,
 				'link': results.category.link,
 				'disabled': results.category.disabled || '0',
-				'show_topic_button': 'inline-block',
 				'topic_row_size': 'col-md-9',
 				'category_id': category_id,
 				'active_users': results.active_users,
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 5545826e51..555c84eacc 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	Topics.getUnreadTopics = function(uid, start, stop, callback) {
 		var unreadTopics = {
 			'show_sidebar': 'hidden',
-			'show_topic_button': 'hidden',
 			'show_markallread_button': 'show',
 			'no_topics_message': 'hidden',
 			'topics': []