diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Submit.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Submit.java
index 30f1ab1268..d12d7c6645 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Submit.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/change/Submit.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class Submit
     String topic = change.getTopic();
     int topicSize = 0;
     if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(topic)) {
-      topicSize = queryProvider.get().byTopicOpen(topic).size();
+      topicSize = queryProvider.get().noFields().byTopicOpen(topic).size();
     }
     boolean treatWithTopic = submitWholeTopic && !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(topic) && topicSize > 1;