---
title: "Breaking: #78383 - pages, tt_content, sys_file_metadata have been removed from defaultCategorizedTables"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-78383"
source: "Changelog/8.5/Breaking-78383-RemoveDefaultCategorizedTables.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #78383 - pages, tt_content, sys_file_metadata have been removed from defaultCategorizedTables

See [forge#78383](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/78383)

## Description

The tables `pages`, `tt_content` and `sys_file_metadata` have been removed from `defaultCategorizedTables`.
For these tables the core API `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::makeCategorizable` would be
executed to define a common position of the categories field.

## Impact

It is no longer possible to remove the category field for these tables by reset the configuration.

## Affected Installations

Any TYPO3 instance that reset the configuration value.

## Migration

None.

Use PageTSConfig  to disable the field:

```typoscript
TCEFORM.pages.categories.disabled = 1
TCEFORM.tt_content.categories.disabled = 1
TCEFORM.sys_file_metadata.categories.disabled = 1
```