diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/workspace.py b/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/workspace.py
index 69f827c24..b17828f83 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/workspace.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/serializers/workspace.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from plane.db.models import (
 
 
 class WorkSpaceSerializer(DynamicBaseSerializer):
-    owner = UserLiteSerializer(read_only=True)
+    owner_id = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(read_only=True)
     total_members = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
     total_issues = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class WorkSpaceSerializer(DynamicBaseSerializer):
             "updated_by",
             "created_at",
             "updated_at",
-            "owner",
+            "owner_id",
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace.py
index f4d3dbbb5..dc0c17cbf 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/workspace.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ from plane.db.models import (
     Label,
     WorkspaceMember,
     CycleIssue,
-    IssueReaction,
     WorkspaceUserProperties,
     Estimate,
     EstimatePoint,
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ from plane.app.permissions import (
     WorkspaceEntityPermission,
     WorkspaceViewerPermission,
     WorkspaceUserPermission,
-    ProjectLitePermission,
 )
 from plane.bgtasks.workspace_invitation_task import workspace_invitation
 from plane.utils.issue_filters import issue_filters
@@ -114,13 +112,6 @@ class WorkSpaceViewSet(BaseViewSet):
             .annotate(count=Func(F("id"), function="Count"))
             .values("count")
         )
-
-        issue_count = (
-            Issue.issue_objects.filter(workspace=OuterRef("id"))
-            .order_by()
-            .annotate(count=Func(F("id"), function="Count"))
-            .values("count")
-        )
         return (
             self.filter_queryset(
                 super().get_queryset().select_related("owner")
@@ -131,8 +122,6 @@ class WorkSpaceViewSet(BaseViewSet):
                 workspace_member__is_active=True,
             )
             .annotate(total_members=member_count)
-            .annotate(total_issues=issue_count)
-            .select_related("owner")
         )
 
     def create(self, request):