diff --git a/includes/api/class-sp-rest-players-controller.php b/includes/api/class-sp-rest-players-controller.php
index 83172199..b4fdd5b1 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-sp-rest-players-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-sp-rest-players-controller.php
@@ -123,26 +123,26 @@ class SP_REST_Players_Controller extends SP_REST_Posts_Controller {
 
         // Filter players by team id
         if ( ! empty( $request['team_id'] ) ) {
-            $args['meta_query'] = $this->add_meta_query( $args, array(
+            $args['meta_query'][] =  array(
                 'key'   => 'sp_team',
                 'value' => $request['team_id']
-            ) );
+            );
         }
 
         // Filter players by current team id
         if ( ! empty( $request['current_team_id'] ) ) {
-            $args['meta_query'] = $this->add_meta_query( $args, array(
+            $args['meta_query'][] = array(
                 'key'   => 'sp_current_team',
                 'value' => $request['current_team_id']
-            ) );
+            );
         }
 
         // Filter players by past team id
         if ( ! empty( $request['past_team_id'] ) ) {
-            $args['meta_query'] = $this->add_meta_query( $args, array(
+            $args['meta_query'][] = array(
                 'key'   => 'sp_past_team',
                 'value' => $request['past_team_id']
-            ) );
+            );
         }
 
         return $this->prepare_items_query( $args, $request );
diff --git a/includes/api/class-sp-rest-posts-controller.php b/includes/api/class-sp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 219fbf9b..8bafb6af 100644
--- a/includes/api/class-sp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/includes/api/class-sp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -7,24 +7,6 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_REST_Posts_Controller' ) ) {
 			$this->namespace = 'sportspress/v2';
 		}
 
-        /**
-         * Add meta query.
-         *
-         * @since 2.5
-         * @param array $args       Query args.
-         * @param array $meta_query Meta query.
-         * @return array
-         */
-        protected function add_meta_query( $args, $meta_query ) {
-            if ( ! empty( $args['meta_query'] ) ) {
-                $args['meta_query'] = array();
-            }
-
-            $args['meta_query'][] = $meta_query;
-
-            return $args['meta_query'];
-        }
-
         /**
          * Prepare objects query.
          *