diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py
index 58b1236a9f..b84e63416f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Tests for the teams API at the HTTP request level."""
 import json
-import pytz
 from datetime import datetime
+
+import pytz
 from dateutil import parser
 import ddt
 from elasticsearch.exceptions import ConnectionError
 from mock import patch
 from search.search_engine_base import SearchEngine
-
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.utils import translation
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIClient
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import SharedModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 
 from courseware.tests.factories import StaffFactory
 from common.test.utils import skip_signal
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, AdminFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from util.testing import EventTestMixin
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import SharedModuleStoreTestCase
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from .factories import CourseTeamFactory, LAST_ACTIVITY_AT
 from ..models import CourseTeamMembership
 from ..search_indexes import CourseTeamIndexer, CourseTeam, course_team_post_save_callback
-
 from django_comment_common.models import Role, FORUM_ROLE_COMMUNITY_TA
 from django_comment_common.utils import seed_permissions_roles
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ class TestDashboard(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         team.add_user(self.user)
 
         # Check the query count on the dashboard again
-        with self.assertNumQueries(21):
+        with self.assertNumQueries(19):
             self.client.get(self.teams_url)
 
     def test_bad_course_id(self):
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/api/fields.py b/openedx/core/lib/api/fields.py
index b1eefe1d27..7fc9a836b4 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/api/fields.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/api/fields.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ class ExpandableField(Field):
         if field.source is None:
             field.bind(self.field_name, self)
 
-            # Exclude fields that should not be expanded in the nested field
             if should_expand:
-                nested_expand_fields = set(field.context.get("expand", []))
-                self.expanded.context["expand"] = list(nested_expand_fields - self.exclude_expand_fields)
+                self.expanded.context["expand"] = set(field.context.get("expand", []))
 
         return field.to_representation(obj)