diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 64c8c7c8..1092d8c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, alpha-v2]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [master]
+    branches: [master, alpha-v2]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/api/src/helpers/getFrequentPoster.ts b/api/src/helpers/getFrequentPoster.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index df691c52..00000000
--- a/api/src/helpers/getFrequentPoster.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// TODO: #1173: this file was implemented purely for compatibility with the existing behavior
-// As part of #1173, please remove all of it.
-// Note: did not implement unit tests for this code due to its similarity to
-// `getTopicAuthor` and the fact that we'll be removing it as part of #1173.
-import { TopicPoster } from '../types';
-
-import { getPosterTypeDetails } from './getPosterTypeDetails';
-
-export function getFrequentPoster(
-  posters: Readonly<Array<TopicPoster>>,
-): TopicPoster | undefined {
-  return posters.find((poster) => {
-    const { isFrequentPoster } = getPosterTypeDetails(poster.description);
-    return isFrequentPoster;
-  });
-}
-
-export function getFrequentPosterUserId(
-  posters: Readonly<Array<TopicPoster>>,
-): number | undefined {
-  const author = getFrequentPoster(posters);
-
-  return author?.userId ?? author?.user?.id;
-}
diff --git a/api/src/typeSchemas/Topic.ts b/api/src/typeSchemas/Topic.ts
index 643fa099..c6671dc7 100644
--- a/api/src/typeSchemas/Topic.ts
+++ b/api/src/typeSchemas/Topic.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { objectType } from 'nexus';
 
 import { getTopicAuthorUserId } from '../helpers/getTopicAuthor';
-import { getFrequentPosterUserId } from '../helpers/getFrequentPoster';
 
 export let Topic = objectType({
   name: 'Topic',
@@ -58,9 +57,6 @@ export let Topic = objectType({
     t.nullable.int('authorUserId', {
       resolve: ({ posters }) => getTopicAuthorUserId(posters) ?? null,
     });
-    t.nullable.int('frequentPosterUserId', {
-      resolve: ({ posters }) => getFrequentPosterUserId(posters) || null,
-    });
     // Note: Comment out for maybe next phase
     // t.nullable.int('recentPosterUserId', {
     //   resolve: ({ posters }) => {
diff --git a/api/src/types/dataTypes.ts b/api/src/types/dataTypes.ts
index 6a766732..ba424541 100644
--- a/api/src/types/dataTypes.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/dataTypes.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export type Topic = {
   pinnedGlobally: boolean | null;
   posters: Array<TopicPoster>;
   authorUserId?: number | null;
-  frequentPosterUserId?: number | null;
 };
 
 type TagFilter = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/server/getTopicDetail.ts b/frontend/src/graphql/server/getTopicDetail.ts
index 1ba9c2c5..70fa61d1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/server/getTopicDetail.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/server/getTopicDetail.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export const TOPIC_FRAGMENT = gql`
       }
     }
     authorUserId
-    frequentPosterUserId
     pinned
   }
 `;
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/server/topics.ts b/frontend/src/graphql/server/topics.ts
index 58228dd3..a53e745f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/server/topics.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/server/topics.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export const TOPICS = gql`
             }
           }
           authorUserId
-          frequentPosterUserId
           pinned
         }
       }