diff --git a/src/components/tickets/category-select.tsx b/src/components/tickets/category-select.tsx
index 14fa4a8..679e860 100644
--- a/src/components/tickets/category-select.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tickets/category-select.tsx
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ export function CategorySelectFields({
       const first = secondaryOptions[0]
       if (first) {
         onSubcategoryChange(first.id)
-      } else {
-        onSubcategoryChange(null)
       }
     }
   }, [categoryId, secondaryOptions, subcategoryId, onSubcategoryChange])