diff --git a/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-topic-excerpts.js b/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-topic-excerpts.js
index 30369bb..8970823 100644
--- a/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-topic-excerpts.js
+++ b/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-topic-excerpts.js
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@ import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/api";
 import { withSilencedDeprecations } from "discourse-common/lib/deprecated";
 
 export default apiInitializer("0.8", (api) => {
-  const transformerExists = api.registerValueTransformer(
-    "topic-list-item-expand-pinned",
-    () => true
-  );
+  api.registerValueTransformer("topic-list-item-expand-pinned", () => true);
 
-  if (!transformerExists) {
-    withSilencedDeprecations("discourse.hbr-topic-list-overrides", () => {
-      api.modifyClass("component:topic-list-item", {
-        pluginId: "discourse-air",
-        expandPinned: true,
-      });
+  withSilencedDeprecations("discourse.hbr-topic-list-overrides", () => {
+    api.modifyClass("component:topic-list-item", {
+      pluginId: "discourse-air",
+      expandPinned: true,
     });
-  }
+  });
 });