diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminCategoriesController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminCategoriesController.php
index 9a8c10e11..69db3dc17 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminCategoriesController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminCategoriesController.php
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class AdminCategoriesControllerCore extends AdminController
 		$id_parent = (int)Tools::getValue('id_parent');
 
 		// if true, we are in a root category creation
-		if (!$id_parent && !Tools::isSubmit('is_root_category'))
+		if (!$id_parent)
 		{
 			$_POST['is_root_category'] = $_POST['level_depth'] = 1;
 		   $_POST['id_parent'] = $id_parent = (int)Configuration::get('PS_ROOT_CATEGORY');