diff --git a/lib/paginate.js b/lib/paginate.js
index 92ccc7c..215499a 100644
--- a/lib/paginate.js
+++ b/lib/paginate.js
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ module.exports = function paginateMixin(Model, settings) {
 
         debug(`${debugPrefix}paginate(): result: %j`, result)
         return result
-      }))
-      .asCallback(cb)
+      }));
   }
 
   Model.remoteMethod('paginate', {