diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
index a9dea54073..fa541111f5 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
@@ -256,9 +256,6 @@ Zotero.Items = function() {
 			if (this.isPrimaryField(field)) {
 				primaryFields.push(field);
 			}
-			else if (field == 'itemType') {
-				primaryFields.push('itemTypeID');
-			}
 			else {
 				fieldIDs.push(Zotero.ItemFields.getID(field));
 				if (Zotero.ItemFields.isBaseField(field)) {
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
index 61ad19d702..9a2d2b7130 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ Zotero.ItemTreeView.prototype.refresh = Zotero.serial(Zotero.Promise.coroutine(f
 			case 'year':
 				field = 'date';
 				break;
+			
+			case 'itemType':
+				field = 'itemTypeID';
+				break;
 		}
 		if (cacheFields.indexOf(field) == -1) {
 			cacheFields = cacheFields.concat(field);