diff --git a/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py b/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
index a8db5508880..06b4fb4803f 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/bl_i18n_utils/bl_extract_messages.py
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ def dump_rna_messages(msgs, reports, settings, verbose=False):
                 walk_keymap_hierarchy(lvl[3], msgsrc)
 
     # Dump Messages
-    operator_categories = {}
 
     def process_cls_list(cls_list):
         if not cls_list:
@@ -411,15 +410,6 @@ def dump_rna_messages(msgs, reports, settings, verbose=False):
                 bl_rna = bl_rna.base
             return cls_id
 
-        def operator_category(cls):
-            """Extract operators' categories, as displayed in 'search' space menu."""
-            # NOTE: keep in sync with C code in ui_searchbox_region_draw_cb__operator().
-            if issubclass(cls, bpy.types.OperatorProperties) and "_OT_" in cls.__name__:
-                cat_id = cls.__name__.split("_OT_")[0]
-                if cat_id not in operator_categories:
-                    cat_str = cat_id.capitalize() + ":"
-                    operator_categories[cat_id] = cat_str
-
         if verbose:
             print(cls_list)
         cls_list.sort(key=full_class_id)
@@ -431,7 +421,6 @@ def dump_rna_messages(msgs, reports, settings, verbose=False):
             if (cls in blacklist_rna_class) or issubclass(cls, bpy.types.Operator):
                 reports["rna_structs_skipped"].append(cls)
             else:
-                operator_category(cls)
                 walk_class(cls)
             # Recursively process subclasses.
             process_cls_list(cls.__subclasses__())
@@ -446,11 +435,6 @@ def dump_rna_messages(msgs, reports, settings, verbose=False):
     # Parse everything (recursively parsing from bpy_struct "class"...).
     process_cls_list(bpy.types.ID.__base__.__subclasses__())
 
-    # Finalize generated 'operator categories' messages.
-    for cat_str in operator_categories.values():
-        process_msg(msgs, bpy.app.translations.contexts.operator_default, cat_str, "Generated operator category",
-                    reports, check_ctxt_rna, settings)
-
     # Parse keymap preset preferences
     for preset_filename in sorted(
             os.listdir(os.path.join(settings.PRESETS_DIR, "keyconfig"))):