diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
index 93f221c868..5e2f772472 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/models.py
@@ -3560,11 +3560,11 @@ def active_subjects(self):
         """
         if self.primary_subject_override:
             if self.primary_subject_override not in self.subjects.all():
-                product_subjects = [self.primary_subject_override] + list(self.subjects.all())
+                subjects = [self.primary_subject_override] + list(self.subjects.all())
         else:
-            product_subjects = list(self.subjects.all())
+            subjects = list(self.subjects.all())
 
-        return product_subjects
+        return subjects
 
     @property
     def topics(self):