diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/item.py b/src/pretix/control/views/item.py
index 8c8b917e1d..610284c930 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/item.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/item.py
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ class ItemCreate(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, CreateView):
     def form_valid(self, form):
         messages.success(self.request, _('Your changes have been saved.'))
         if form.cleaned_data['copy_from']:
-            form.instance.category = form.cleaned_data['copy_from'].category
             form.instance.description = form.cleaned_data['copy_from'].description
             form.instance.active = form.cleaned_data['copy_from'].active
             form.instance.available_from = form.cleaned_data['copy_from'].available_from