diff --git a/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php b/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
index 6e0e68692255a..9a847536ff74c 100644
--- a/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
+++ b/libraries/legacy/categories/categories.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ protected function _load($id)
 			->where('badcats.id is null');
 
 		// Note: i for item
-		if ($this->_options['currentlang'] !== 0 || $this->_options['countItems'] == 1)
+		if ($this->_options['countItems'] == 1)
 		{
 			$queryjoin = $db->quoteName($this->_table) . ' AS i ON i.' . $db->quoteName($this->_field) . ' = c.id';