diff --git a/app/helpers/offers_helper.rb b/app/helpers/offers_helper.rb
index 537586972..ff8d2846b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/offers_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/offers_helper.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ def all_offers_class
     end
   end
 
-  def formatted_offer_categories(categories)
-    text = ""
-    categories.each {|c| text << h(c) + "<br>".html_safe}
-    text.html_safe
-  end
-
   # 
   # function `horizontal_formatted_offer_categories` outputs an html string
   # that includes a prefix ( ie: Listed in: ) enclosed in <span> tags and the
diff --git a/app/helpers/reqs_helper.rb b/app/helpers/reqs_helper.rb
index 99e23cde7..ba912d06a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/reqs_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/reqs_helper.rb
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ def approved_messages(req)
     req.approved_bids.map {|bid| "Confirmed completed by #{person_link req.person} #{time_ago_in_words(bid.approved_at)} #{t('ago')}"}
   end
 
-  def formatted_req_categories(categories)
-    (categories.map{|c| h(c.to_s)}.join("<br>") + "<br>").html_safe
-  end
-
   # 
   # function `horizontal_formatted_req_categories` outputs an html string
   # that includes a prefix ( ie: Listed in: ) enclosed in <span> tags and the
diff --git a/app/views/offers/_offer_large.html.erb b/app/views/offers/_offer_large.html.erb
index 744e353b5..70c51f5cc 100644
--- a/app/views/offers/_offer_large.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/offers/_offer_large.html.erb
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
         <%= t('offers.partial.expires') %> <%= offer.expiration_date.nil? ? '' : relative_time_ago_in_words(offer.expiration_date) %>
       </p>
         
-      <%#= display formatted_offer_categories(offer.long_categories), :class => "meta" %>
-          
       <p class="meta">
         <br/>
         <%= t('offers.partial.available_count') %>: <%= offer.available_count %>