diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-card.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-card.js
index a0f0cf879a2..c708200374e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-card.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/user-card.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import Controller, { inject as controller } from "@ember/controller";
 import DiscourseURL, { userPath, groupPath } from "discourse/lib/url";
 
 export default Controller.extend({
-  application: controller(),
   topic: controller(),
 
   actions: {