diff --git a/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/base.rb b/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/base.rb
index 52000fa4b..fb974cb11 100644
--- a/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/base.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/post_set_presenters/base.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ module PostSetPresenters
     
     def post_previews_html(template)
       html = ""
-      is_empty = ::Post.with_timeout(500, false) do
-        posts.empty?
-      end
 
-      if is_empty
+      if posts.empty?
         return template.render("post_sets/blank")
       end