diff --git a/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js b/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
index 3e7522a2..19418c7b 100644
--- a/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
+++ b/lib/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPaste.js
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ export default function BpmnCopyPaste(
       descriptor.parent = rootElement;
     }
 
-    if (descriptor.type === 'bpmn:Group') {
-      newBusinessObject.categoryValueRef = oldBusinessObject.categoryValueRef;
-    }
-
     if (is(parent, 'bpmn:Lane')) {
       descriptor.parent = parent.parent;
     }
diff --git a/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js b/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
index 66f90e33..75c484fe 100644
--- a/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/features/copy-paste/BpmnCopyPasteSpec.js
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ describe('features/copy-paste', function() {
 
         expect(group).to.exist;
         expect(categoryValue).to.exist;
-        expect(categoryValue.id).to.equal('CategoryValue');
       })
     );