diff --git a/src/controllers/category.controller.ts b/src/controllers/category.controller.ts
index dd8bdac3..2a89ccd9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/category.controller.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/category.controller.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express'
-import type Category from '../entities/category.entity'
 import { getAllCategories } from '../services/category.service'
-import { type PaginatedApiResponse } from '../types'
+import type { ApiResponse } from '../types'
+import type Category from '../entities/category.entity'
 
 export const getCategories = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response
-): Promise<Response<PaginatedApiResponse<Category>>> => {
+): Promise<ApiResponse<Category>> => {
   try {
-    const pageNumber = parseInt(req.query.pageNumber as string)
-    const pageSize = parseInt(req.query.pageSize as string)
-
-    const { statusCode, items, totalItemCount, message } =
-      await getAllCategories(pageNumber, pageSize)
+    const { statusCode, categories, message } = await getAllCategories()
 
-    return res.status(statusCode).json({
-      pageNumber,
-      pageSize,
-      totalItemCount,
-      items,
-      message
-    })
+    return res.status(statusCode).json({ categories, message })
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof Error) {
       console.error('Error executing query', err)
diff --git a/src/routes/category/category.route.ts b/src/routes/category/category.route.ts
index acdf21b5..3c9a95e3 100644
--- a/src/routes/category/category.route.ts
+++ b/src/routes/category/category.route.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { getCategories } from '../../controllers/category.controller'
-import { requestQueryValidator } from '../../middlewares/requestValidator'
-import { paginationSchema } from '../../schemas/common/pagination-request.schema'
 
 const categoryRouter = express.Router()
 
-categoryRouter.get('/', requestQueryValidator(paginationSchema), getCategories)
+categoryRouter.get('/', getCategories)
 
 export default categoryRouter
diff --git a/src/services/category.service.test.ts b/src/services/category.service.test.ts
index 1dfe80e8..2fb8d403 100644
--- a/src/services/category.service.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/category.service.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { getAllCategories } from './category.service'
 import { dataSource } from '../configs/dbConfig'
 import type Category from '../entities/category.entity'
-import { getAllCategories } from './category.service'
 
 jest.mock('../configs/dbConfig', () => ({
   dataSource: {
@@ -22,37 +22,35 @@ describe('Category Service - getAllCategories', () => {
     ] as Category[]
 
     const mockCategoryRepository = {
-      find: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockCategories),
-      findAndCount: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([mockCategories, 2])
+      find: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockCategories)
     }
 
     ;(dataSource.getRepository as jest.Mock).mockReturnValueOnce(
       mockCategoryRepository
     )
 
-    const result = await getAllCategories(1, 2)
+    const result = await getAllCategories()
 
     expect(result.statusCode).toBe(200)
-    expect(result.items?.length).toBe(2)
-    expect(result.items).toEqual([
+    expect(result.categories?.length).toBe(2)
+    expect(result.categories).toEqual([
       { uuid: 'mock-uuid-1', category: 'Category 1' },
       { uuid: 'mock-uuid-2', category: 'Category 2' }
     ])
-    expect(result.message).toBe('Categories retrieved successfully')
+    expect(result.message).toBe('All Categories found')
   })
 
   it('should handle categories not found', async () => {
     const mockCategoryRepository = {
-      find: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
-      findAndCount: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([[], 0])
+      find: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([])
     }
 
     ;(dataSource.getRepository as jest.Mock).mockReturnValueOnce(
       mockCategoryRepository
     )
 
-    const result = await getAllCategories(1, 2)
+    const result = await getAllCategories()
 
-    expect(result.items?.length).toBe(0)
+    expect(result.categories?.length).toBe(0)
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/services/category.service.ts b/src/services/category.service.ts
index 0012b080..a19042cf 100644
--- a/src/services/category.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/category.service.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,35 @@
 import { dataSource } from '../configs/dbConfig'
 import Category from '../entities/category.entity'
-import { type PaginatedApiResponse } from '../types'
 
-export const getAllCategories = async (
-  pageNumber: number,
-  pageSize: number
-): Promise<PaginatedApiResponse<Pick<Category, 'uuid' | 'category'>>> => {
+export const getAllCategories = async (): Promise<{
+  statusCode: number
+  categories?: Array<Pick<Category, 'uuid' | 'category'>> | null
+  message: string
+}> => {
   try {
     const categoryRepository = dataSource.getRepository(Category)
+    const allCategories: Category[] = await categoryRepository.find({
+      select: ['category', 'uuid']
+    })
 
-    const [allCategories, totalItemCount] =
-      await categoryRepository.findAndCount({
-        select: ['category', 'uuid'],
-        skip: (pageNumber - 1) * pageSize,
-        take: pageSize
-      })
+    const categories = allCategories.map((category) => {
+      return { category: category.category, uuid: category.uuid }
+    })
 
-    const items = allCategories.map((category) => ({
-      category: category.category,
-      uuid: category.uuid
-    }))
-
-    if (items.length === 0) {
+    if (!categories) {
       return {
-        pageNumber,
-        pageSize,
-        totalItemCount,
-        items: [],
         statusCode: 404,
-        message: 'No categories found'
+        message: 'Categories not found'
       }
     }
 
     return {
-      pageNumber,
-      pageSize,
-      totalItemCount,
-      items,
       statusCode: 200,
-      message: 'Categories retrieved successfully'
+      categories,
+      message: 'All Categories found'
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Error getting categories', err)
-    throw new Error('Error getting categories')
+    console.error('Error getting mentor', err)
+    throw new Error('Error getting mentor')
   }
 }