diff --git a/src/categories/topics.js b/src/categories/topics.js
index a8396a4ab2..64248890c0 100644
--- a/src/categories/topics.js
+++ b/src/categories/topics.js
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 		const notification = await notifications.create({
 			type: 'new-topic-in-category',
 			nid: `new_topic:tid:${postData.topic.tid}:uid:${exceptUid}`,
-			subject: bodyShort,
 			bodyShort: bodyShort,
 			bodyLong: postData.content,
 			pid: postData.pid,
diff --git a/src/topics/tags.js b/src/topics/tags.js
index 2df6701171..6cbe54b646 100644
--- a/src/topics/tags.js
+++ b/src/topics/tags.js
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 		const notification = await notifications.create({
 			type: 'new-topic-with-tag',
 			nid: `new_topic:tid:${postData.topic.tid}:uid:${exceptUid}`,
-			subject: bodyShort,
 			bodyShort: bodyShort,
 			bodyLong: postData.content,
 			pid: postData.pid,