diff --git a/src/things/abstract/thing-with-categories.ts b/src/things/abstract/thing-with-categories.ts
index a61ae394..3c6537f9 100644
--- a/src/things/abstract/thing-with-categories.ts
+++ b/src/things/abstract/thing-with-categories.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ export interface SCThingWithCategories<T, U extends SCThingWithCategoriesSpecifi
  */
 export interface SCThingWithCategoriesTranslatableProperties
   extends SCThingTranslatableProperties {
-  /**
-   * translations of the categories of a thing with categories
-   */
-  categories?: string[];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/resources/Setting.3.json b/test/resources/Setting.3.json
index 85cdf658..b724b702 100644
--- a/test/resources/Setting.3.json
+++ b/test/resources/Setting.3.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     },
     "translations": {
       "de": {
-        "categories": ["Benutzer"],
         "description": "Die Sprache in der die App angezeigt wird.",
         "name": "Sprache",
         "values": [
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@
         ]
       },
       "en": {
-        "categories": [
-          "User"
-        ],
         "description": "The language this app is going to use.",
         "name": "Language",
         "values": [