diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/bound-avatar.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/bound-avatar.js.es6
index b8f04b1e6e..a284fb3671 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/bound-avatar.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/bound-avatar.js.es6
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ export default htmlHelper((user, size) => {
   }
 
   const avatarTemplate = Ember.get(user, 'avatar_template');
-  return avatarImg({ size, avatarTemplate });
   return avatarImg(addExtraUserClasses(user, { size, avatarTemplate }));
 });