diff --git a/app/controllers/api/messaging.php b/app/controllers/api/messaging.php
index 8951839039..7dbe26b34a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/messaging.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/messaging.php
@@ -2126,8 +2126,6 @@ App::get('/v1/messaging/topics/:topicId')
             throw new Exception(Exception::TOPIC_NOT_FOUND);
         }
 
-        $topic = $dbForProject->getDocument('topics', $topicId);
-
         $response
             ->dynamic($topic, Response::MODEL_TOPIC);
     });