diff --git a/api/app/controllers/spree/api/variants_controller.rb b/api/app/controllers/spree/api/variants_controller.rb
index 83431f7f503..78b8d9a6eb4 100644
--- a/api/app/controllers/spree/api/variants_controller.rb
+++ b/api/app/controllers/spree/api/variants_controller.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def destroy
       # we render on the view so we better update it any time a node is included
       # or removed from the views.
       def index
-        @variants = scope.includes({ option_values: :option_type }, :product, :default_price, :images, { stock_items: :stock_location })
+        @variants = scope.includes(include_list)
           .ransack(params[:q]).result
 
         @variants = paginate(@variants)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def new
       end
 
       def show
-        @variant = scope.includes({ option_values: :option_type }, :option_values, :product, :default_price, :images, { stock_items: :stock_location })
+        @variant = scope.includes(include_list)
           .find(params[:id])
         respond_with(@variant)
       end
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ def scope
       def variant_params
         params.require(:variant).permit(permitted_variant_attributes)
       end
+
+      def include_list
+        [{ option_values: :option_type }, :product, :default_price, :images, { stock_items: :stock_location }]
+      end
     end
   end
 end