diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2737c32e04..9e4b2427f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Upcoming release
 #### Changes
+* [[@jayoshih](https://github.com/jayoshih)] Don't allow users to set prerequisites on topics
 
 #### Issues Resolved
-
+* [#1254](https://github.com/learningequality/studio/issues/1254)
 
 ## 2019-02-11 Release
 #### Changes
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/js/edit_channel/uploader/views.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/js/edit_channel/uploader/views.js
index 1d376a4ae9..c1690a41d9 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/js/edit_channel/uploader/views.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/static/js/edit_channel/uploader/views.js
@@ -269,9 +269,10 @@ var EditMetadataView = BaseViews.BaseEditableListView.extend({
     var has_files = is_individual && selected_items[0].model.get("files").some(function(f){
                       return Constants.FormatPresets.find(preset => preset.id === f.preset.name || preset.id === f.preset.id || preset.id === f.preset).display;
                     });
+    var is_topic = is_individual && selected_items[0].model.get("kind") === "topic";
     this.$("#metadata_details_btn").css("display", (selected_items.length) ? "inline-block" : "none");
     this.$("#metadata_preview_btn").css("display", (is_individual && has_files) ? "inline-block" : "none");
-    this.$("#metadata_prerequisites_btn").css("display", (is_individual && (has_files || is_exercise)) ? "inline-block" : "none");
+    this.$("#metadata_prerequisites_btn").css("display", (is_individual && !is_topic) ? "inline-block" : "none");
     this.$("#metadata_questions_btn").css("display", (is_exercise) ? "inline-block" : "none");
     if(!is_individual){
       this.$("a[href='#metadata_edit_details']").tab('show');