diff --git a/app/models/issue_query.rb b/app/models/issue_query.rb
index 2dd98e654..9a6d278fe 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_query.rb
@@ -333,9 +333,7 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
       limit(options[:limit]).
       offset(options[:offset])
 
-    if has_custom_field_column?
-      scope = scope.preload(:custom_values)
-    end
+    scope = scope.preload(:custom_values)
 
     issues = scope.all