diff --git a/app/api_topologies.go b/app/api_topologies.go
index c484dea82e..5bceb6ec29 100644
--- a/app/api_topologies.go
+++ b/app/api_topologies.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ type APITopologyDesc struct {
 	Name       string        `json:"name"`
 	URL        string        `json:"url"`
 	GroupedURL string        `json:"grouped_url,omitempty"`
-	Type       string        `json:"type"`
 	Stats      topologyStats `json:"stats"`
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ func makeTopologyList(rep Reporter) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 				Name:       def.human,
 				URL:        url,
 				GroupedURL: groupedURL,
-				Type:       def.typ,
 				Stats:      stats(def.topologySelecter(rpt).RenderBy(def.MapFunc, false)),
 			})
 		}
diff --git a/app/api_topologies_test.go b/app/api_topologies_test.go
index 9b6a0dc4a8..ea76bb1b98 100644
--- a/app/api_topologies_test.go
+++ b/app/api_topologies_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ func TestAPITopology(t *testing.T) {
 		if topo.GroupedURL != "" {
 			is200(t, ts, topo.GroupedURL)
 		}
-		if have := topo.Type; have == "" {
-			t.Errorf("Type isn't empty: %q", have)
-		}
 		if have := topo.Stats.EdgeCount; have <= 0 {
 			t.Errorf("EdgeCount isn't positive: %d", have)
 		}
diff --git a/app/router.go b/app/router.go
index 23772f9ceb..02427c1a0d 100644
--- a/app/router.go
+++ b/app/router.go
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ var topologyRegistry = map[string]struct {
 	topologySelecter
 	report.MapFunc
 	hasGrouped bool
-	typ        string
 }{
-	"applications": {"Applications", selectProcess, report.ProcessPID, true, "Process"},
-	"hosts":        {"Hosts", selectNetwork, report.NetworkHostname, false, "Network"},
+	"applications": {"Applications", selectProcess, report.ProcessPID, true},
+	"hosts":        {"Hosts", selectNetwork, report.NetworkHostname, false},
 }