diff --git a/js/qsm-admin.js b/js/qsm-admin.js
index 9201a78ab..2ea8aafd9 100644
--- a/js/qsm-admin.js
+++ b/js/qsm-admin.js
@@ -3249,7 +3249,6 @@ var import_button;
                         var new_category_data = {
                             action: 'save_new_category',
                             name: new_category,
-                            quiz_id: qsmQuestionSettings.quizID,
                             nonce: qsmQuestionSettings.saveNonce,
                             parent: parent_category
                         };
diff --git a/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php b/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php
index 61be2b601..f70491607 100644
--- a/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php
+++ b/php/admin/options-page-questions-tab.php
@@ -1068,8 +1068,6 @@ function qsm_delete_question_from_database() {
 function qsm_save_new_category() {
 	$category   = isset( $_POST['name'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['name'] ) ) : '';
 	$parent     = isset( $_POST['parent'] ) ? intval( $_POST['parent'] ) : '';
-	$user_id    = get_current_user_id();
-	$quiz_id    = isset( $_POST['quiz_id'] ) ? intval( $_POST['quiz_id'] ) : 0;
 	$parent     = ( -1 == $parent ) ? 0 : $parent;
 	if ( isset( $_POST['nonce'] ) && wp_verify_nonce( sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_POST['nonce'] ) ), 'ajax-nonce-sandy-page' ) ) {
 		$term_array = wp_insert_term(