diff --git a/src/routes/admin/mentor/mentor.route.test.ts b/src/routes/admin/mentor/mentor.route.test.ts
index 8d06406c..fa33755f 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/mentor/mentor.route.test.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/mentor/mentor.route.test.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ describe('Admin mentor routes', () => {
 
     mentorDetails.forEach((mentor: Mentor) => {
       expect(mentor).toHaveProperty('profile')
-      expect(mentor).toHaveProperty('application')
       expect(mentor).toHaveProperty('category')
     })
   })
diff --git a/src/services/admin/mentor.service.ts b/src/services/admin/mentor.service.ts
index c598936f..4afdc017 100644
--- a/src/services/admin/mentor.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/admin/mentor.service.ts
@@ -126,16 +126,6 @@ export const searchMentorsByCategory = async (
       .createQueryBuilder('mentor')
       .innerJoinAndSelect('mentor.category', 'category')
       .leftJoinAndSelect('mentor.profile', 'profile')
-      .select([
-        'mentor.uuid',
-        'category.category',
-        'mentor.application',
-        'profile.contact_email',
-        'profile.first_name',
-        'profile.last_name',
-        'profile.image_url',
-        'profile.linkedin_url'
-      ])
       .where('category.category ILIKE :name', {
         name: categoryQuery
       })