diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
index 0c964fef9016..019099c54f24 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ class StoreExpenseRequest extends Request
 
         $input = $this->decodePrimaryKeys($input);
 
-        if (array_key_exists('category_id', $input) && is_string($input['category_id'])) {
-            $input['category_id'] = $this->decodePrimaryKey($input['category_id']);
-        }
-
         if (! array_key_exists('currency_id', $input) || strlen($input['currency_id']) == 0) {
             $input['currency_id'] = (string) auth()->user()->company()->settings->currency_id;
         }
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ class StoreExpenseRequest extends Request
             $input['color'] = '';
         }
 
-
         /* Ensure the project is related */
         if (array_key_exists('project_id', $input) && isset($input['project_id'])) {
             $project = Project::withTrashed()->where('id', $input['project_id'])->company()->first();
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
index 26b144731048..d8107dd3b4c9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class UpdateExpenseRequest extends Request
 
         $input = $this->decodePrimaryKeys($input);
 
-        if (array_key_exists('category_id', $input) && is_string($input['category_id'])) {
-            $input['category_id'] = $this->decodePrimaryKey($input['category_id']);
-        }
-
         if (array_key_exists('documents', $input)) {
             unset($input['documents']);
         }