diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCategoryPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCategoryPopup.qml
index ad829086e6..b877068f7c 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCategoryPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/CommunityComponents/CreateCategoryPopup.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ ModalPopup {
     readonly property int maxCategoryNameLength: 30
     readonly property var categoryNameValidator: Utils.Validate.NoEmpty
                                                  | Utils.Validate.TextLength
-                                                 | Utils.Validate.TextLowercase
 
     id: popup
     height: 453
@@ -68,8 +67,6 @@ ModalPopup {
                 maxLength: maxCategoryNameLength
 
                 onTextEdited: {
-                    text = Utils.convertSpacesToDashesAndUpperToLowerCase(text);
-
                     validationError = Utils.validateAndReturnError(text,
                                                                    categoryNameValidator,
                                                                    qsTr("category name"),