diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index 38b58ca13f..1d9e3e68c0 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ ghostBookshelf.Model = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             return baseOptions.concat(extraOptions, ['require']);
         case 'findAll':
             return baseOptions.concat(extraOptions, ['columns']);
+        case 'findPage':
+            return baseOptions.concat(extraOptions, ['filter']);
         default:
             return baseOptions.concat(extraOptions);
         }
diff --git a/core/server/models/post.js b/core/server/models/post.js
index aa5e5f2fea..2fa7feef49 100644
--- a/core/server/models/post.js
+++ b/core/server/models/post.js
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ Post = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             // these are the only options that can be passed to Bookshelf / Knex.
             validOptions = {
                 findOne: ['columns', 'importing', 'withRelated', 'require'],
-                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'filter', 'order', 'status', 'staticPages'],
+                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'order', 'status', 'staticPages'],
                 findAll: ['columns', 'filter'],
                 destroy: ['destroyAll']
             };
diff --git a/core/server/models/subscriber.js b/core/server/models/subscriber.js
index da216e0fe6..d0a40d504a 100644
--- a/core/server/models/subscriber.js
+++ b/core/server/models/subscriber.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Subscriber = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             // whitelists for the `options` hash argument on methods, by method name.
             // these are the only options that can be passed to Bookshelf / Knex.
             validOptions = {
-                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'filter', 'order'],
+                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'order'],
                 findAll: ['columns']
             };
 
diff --git a/core/server/models/tag.js b/core/server/models/tag.js
index 86fc7c3199..62fed24415 100644
--- a/core/server/models/tag.js
+++ b/core/server/models/tag.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Tag = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
             // whitelists for the `options` hash argument on methods, by method name.
             // these are the only options that can be passed to Bookshelf / Knex.
             validOptions = {
-                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'filter', 'order'],
+                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'order'],
                 findAll: ['columns'],
                 findOne: ['visibility'],
                 destroy: ['destroyAll']
diff --git a/core/server/models/user.js b/core/server/models/user.js
index 7e88c7749e..0e36039b78 100644
--- a/core/server/models/user.js
+++ b/core/server/models/user.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ User = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
                 setup: ['id'],
                 edit: ['withRelated', 'importPersistUser'],
                 add: ['importPersistUser'],
-                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'filter', 'order', 'status'],
+                findPage: ['page', 'limit', 'columns', 'order', 'status'],
                 findAll: ['filter']
             };