diff --git a/components/CollectionSelection.tsx b/components/CollectionSelection.tsx
index e9aa758..cb66b14 100644
--- a/components/CollectionSelection.tsx
+++ b/components/CollectionSelection.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ const CollectionItem = ({
   active: string;
   collections: CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount[];
 }) => {
-  const hasChildren =
-    collection.subCollections && collection.subCollections.length > 0;
+  const hasChildren = collections.some((e) => e.parentId === collection.id);
 
   const router = useRouter();
 
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/getCollectionById.ts b/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/getCollectionById.ts
index e508399..46478b8 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/getCollectionById.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/getCollectionById.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default async function getCollectionById(
       _count: {
         select: { links: true },
       },
-      subCollections: true,
       members: {
         include: {
           user: {
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/updateCollectionById.ts b/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/updateCollectionById.ts
index ea75002..e300662 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/updateCollectionById.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/collections/collectionId/updateCollectionById.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export default async function updateCollection(
         _count: {
           select: { links: true },
         },
-        subCollections: true,
         members: {
           include: {
             user: {
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts b/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
index 9f75d31..3742163 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/collections/getCollections.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default async function getCollection(userId: number) {
       _count: {
         select: { links: true },
       },
-      subCollections: true,
       members: {
         include: {
           user: {
diff --git a/pages/collections/[id].tsx b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
index be55933..6c23d40 100644
--- a/pages/collections/[id].tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/[id].tsx
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ export default function Index() {
                 </p>
               </div>
 
-              {activeCollection.subCollections &&
-              activeCollection.subCollections.length > 0 ? (
+              {collections.some((e) => e.parentId === activeCollection.id) ? (
                 <details className="mt-2 mb-2">
                   <summary className="text-sm cursor-pointer select-none">
                     View Sub-Collections
@@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ export default function Index() {
           <p>{activeCollection?.description}</p>
         ) : undefined}
 
-        {/* {activeCollection?.subCollections &&
-        activeCollection?.subCollections.length > 0 ? (
+        {/* {collections.some((e) => e.parentId === activeCollection.id) ? (
           <fieldset className="border rounded-md p-2 border-neutral-content">
             <legend className="text-sm ml-2">Sub-Collections</legend>
             <div className="flex gap-3">
diff --git a/types/global.ts b/types/global.ts
index a872516..3c8de79 100644
--- a/types/global.ts
+++ b/types/global.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export interface CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount
   createdAt?: string;
   _count?: { links: number };
   members: Member[];
-  subCollections: CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount[];
 }
 
 export interface TagIncludingLinkCount extends Tag {