diff --git a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
index 1e8dc51e..3e555fb0 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/backends/template_maps.js
@@ -374,18 +374,10 @@ TemplateMaps.prototype.listTemplates = function(owner, callback) {
 //
 TemplateMaps.prototype.getTemplate = function(owner, tpl_id, callback) {
     var self = this;
-    step(
-        function getTemplate() {
-            self._redisCmd('HGET', [ self.key_usr_tpl({owner:owner}), tpl_id ], this);
-        },
-        function parseTemplate(err, tpl_val) {
-            assert.ifError(err);
-            return JSON.parse(tpl_val);
-        },
-        function finish(err, tpl) {
-            callback(err, tpl);
-        }
-    );
+    self._redisCmd('HGET', [ self.key_usr_tpl({owner:owner}), tpl_id ], (err, tpl_val) => {
+        assert.ifError(err);
+        return callback(err, JSON.parse(tpl_val));
+    });
 };
 
 TemplateMaps.prototype.isAuthorized = function(template, authTokens) {