diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/afc_report.py b/earwigbot/commands/afc_report.py
index f44ae2b..3417f3b 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/afc_report.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/afc_report.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
     def process(self, data):
         self.site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
-        self.site._maxlag = None
         self.data = data
 
         try:
diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/afc_status.py b/earwigbot/commands/afc_status.py
index c3952ce..dd34ec2 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/afc_status.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/afc_status.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
     def process(self, data):
         self.site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
-        self.site._maxlag = None
 
         if data.line[1] == "JOIN":
             status = " ".join(("\x02Current status:\x0F", self.get_status()))
diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/editcount.py b/earwigbot/commands/editcount.py
index b503d8a..237d18d 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/editcount.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/editcount.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             name = ' '.join(data.args)
 
         site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
-        site._maxlag = None
         user = site.get_user(name)
 
         try:
diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/registration.py b/earwigbot/commands/registration.py
index ad42269..a36bcab 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/registration.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/registration.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             name = ' '.join(data.args)
 
         site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
-        site._maxlag = None
         user = site.get_user(name)
 
         try:
diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/rights.py b/earwigbot/commands/rights.py
index 38045a6..10c5137 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/rights.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/rights.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             name = ' '.join(data.args)
 
         site = self.bot.wiki.get_site()
-        site._maxlag = None
         user = site.get_user(name)
 
         try:
diff --git a/earwigbot/wiki/category.py b/earwigbot/wiki/category.py
index aa3e0d7..9f43e7b 100644
--- a/earwigbot/wiki/category.py
+++ b/earwigbot/wiki/category.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Category(Page):
         if not limit:
             params["cmlimit"] = 50  # Default value
 
-        result = self._site._api_query(params)
+        result = self._site.api_query(**params)
         members = result['query']['categorymembers']
         return [member["title"] for member in members]