diff --git a/server/utils/index.js b/server/utils/index.js
index 19291d1..4a6c6f9 100644
--- a/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ const dynamicSort = (property) => {
 };
 
 const sanitizeConfig = (config, relation, relationSortFields) => {
+  delete config._id;
+  delete config.id;
+  delete config.updatedAt;
+  delete config.createdAt;
+
   if (relation) {
     const formattedRelations = [];
 
@@ -69,20 +74,6 @@ const sanitizeConfig = (config, relation, relationSortFields) => {
     config[relation] = formattedRelations;
   }
 
-  const recursiveSanitizeConfig = (recursivedSanitizedConfig) => {
-    delete recursivedSanitizedConfig._id;
-    delete recursivedSanitizedConfig.id;
-    delete recursivedSanitizedConfig.updatedAt;
-    delete recursivedSanitizedConfig.createdAt;
-
-    Object.keys(recursivedSanitizedConfig).map((key, index) => {
-      if (recursivedSanitizedConfig[key] && typeof recursivedSanitizedConfig[key] === "object") {
-        recursiveSanitizeConfig(recursivedSanitizedConfig[key]);
-      }
-    });
-  };
-  recursiveSanitizeConfig(config);
-
   return config;
 };