diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_categories/config.xml
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index 4c95d0db8265c..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<config>
-	<fieldset />
-</config>