diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/usePopularGroups.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/usePopularGroups.ts
index b4b74c7f4..e856270a5 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/usePopularGroups.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/usePopularGroups.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function usePopularGroups() {
     [Entities.POPULAR_GROUPS, ''],
     '/api/mock/groups', // '/api/v1/truth/trends/groups'
     {
-      parser: parseGroup,
+      schema: groupSchema,
       enabled: features.groupsDiscovery,
     },
   );
@@ -30,11 +30,4 @@ function usePopularGroups() {
   };
 }
 
-const parseGroup = (entity: unknown) => {
-  const result = groupSchema.safeParse(entity);
-  if (result.success) {
-    return result.data;
-  }
-};
-
 export { usePopularGroups };
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/useSuggestedGroups.ts b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/useSuggestedGroups.ts
index 1022a45b0..829108469 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/hooks/api/useSuggestedGroups.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/hooks/api/useSuggestedGroups.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function useSuggestedGroups() {
     [Entities.POPULAR_GROUPS, ''],
     '/api/mock/groups', // '/api/v1/truth/suggestions/groups'
     {
-      parser: parseGroup,
+      schema: groupSchema,
       enabled: features.groupsDiscovery,
     },
   );
@@ -30,11 +30,4 @@ function useSuggestedGroups() {
   };
 }
 
-const parseGroup = (entity: unknown) => {
-  const result = groupSchema.safeParse(entity);
-  if (result.success) {
-    return result.data;
-  }
-};
-
 export { useSuggestedGroups };
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