diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route_builders.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route_builders.js
index a2380088a..859f82993 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route_builders.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route_builders.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function buildCategoryRoute(filter, params) {
 
       var opts = { category: model, filterMode: filterMode };
       opts.noSubcategories = params && params.no_subcategories;
-      opts.canEditCategory = Discourse.User.current('staff');
+      opts.canEditCategory = Discourse.User.currentProp('staff');
       this.controllerFor('navigationCategory').setProperties(opts);
 
       return Discourse.TopicList.list(listFilter, params).then(function(list) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_top_routes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_top_routes.js
index 1ac90293c..e631674f4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_top_routes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_top_routes.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryTopCategoryRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
 
     var opts = { category: model, filterMode: filterMode };
     opts.noSubcategories = noSubcategories;
-    opts.canEditCategory = Discourse.User.current('staff');
+    opts.canEditCategory = Discourse.User.currentProp('staff');
     this.controllerFor('navigationCategory').setProperties(opts);
 
     return Discourse.TopList.find(filterMode).then(function(list) {