# Cannot delete an empty category with identical slug name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [May 11, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650 "2015-05-11T19:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![meke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@meke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meke)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-an-empty-category-with-identical-slug-name/28650/1 "2015-05-11T19:10:58Z")

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Hello, I have searched a bit and come up with a few posts, but what I am experiencing does not quite match those users reports.

So I am attempting to delete a category that has no posts except an unlocked about post. After clicking yes on the modal asking if i am sure about the deletion, I get a screen that looks like this:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/6/46089a777f09d30a2549d3dc663ae0cc924c656d.png) 

With the category screen looking like:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/0/d0023daf679f2849b2fe1bc13bb49474ddbac739.png)

The only thing I can think of effecting this may be that 1 topic was created there which was later moved. I imagine it is this topic creating the issue. Any suggestions on how to accomplish the removal of this category?

I should also mention that I was able to delete the subcategory that filled this category without an issue, as well as a different category which had never seen a post.

I am using v1.3.0.beta7 +35 and there are no log messages regarding this.

Thanks for any help : )

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