diff --git a/src/components/CategoryPicker/index.js b/src/components/CategoryPicker/index.js
index ef8b1d71ad1d..13abf057e4b1 100644
--- a/src/components/CategoryPicker/index.js
+++ b/src/components/CategoryPicker/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function CategoryPicker({selectedCategory, policyCategories, policyRecentlyUsedC
     }, [selectedCategory]);
 
     const sections = useMemo(() => {
+        const validPolicyRecentlyUsedCategories = _.filter(policyRecentlyUsedCategories, (p) => !_.isEmpty(p));
         const {categoryOptions} = OptionsListUtils.getFilteredOptions(
             {},
             {},
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function CategoryPicker({selectedCategory, policyCategories, policyRecentlyUsedC
             false,
             true,
             policyCategories,
-            policyRecentlyUsedCategories,
+            validPolicyRecentlyUsedCategories,
             false,
         );