diff --git a/api/app/models/annotation.rb b/api/app/models/annotation.rb
index a28c2c4cff..0228da8972 100644
--- a/api/app/models/annotation.rb
+++ b/api/app/models/annotation.rb
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def trigger_event_creation
 
   class << self
     def apply_filtering_loads
-      eager_load(:annotation_node, :creator, :membership_comments, :project, text_section: { text: %i[titles] })
+      includes(:annotation_node, :creator, :membership_comments, :project, text_section: { text: %i[titles] })
     end
 
     # @param [ReadingGroupMembership, String] rgm