diff --git a/config/locales/client.bs_BA.yml b/config/locales/client.bs_BA.yml
index d8ec57553b7..2a6c732825d 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.bs_BA.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.bs_BA.yml
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ bs_BA:
     category:
       can: 'can… '
       none: '(no category)'
-      choose: 'Select a category…'
+      choose: 'category…'
       edit: 'edit'
       edit_long: "Edit"
       view: 'View Topics in Category'
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 427f3937b63..bfc06f65ac5 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ en:
       can: 'can… '
       none: '(no category)'
       all: 'All categories'
-      choose: 'Select a category…'
+      choose: 'category…'
       edit: 'edit'
       edit_long: "Edit"
       view: 'View Topics in Category'
diff --git a/test/javascripts/components/category-chooser-test.js.es6 b/test/javascripts/components/category-chooser-test.js.es6
index d8265f26cfa..73aa9d5ede0 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/components/category-chooser-test.js.es6
+++ b/test/javascripts/components/category-chooser-test.js.es6
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ componentTest("with allowUncategorized=null", {
         this.get("subject")
           .header()
           .title(),
-        "Select a category"
+        "category"
       );
     });
   }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ componentTest("with allowUncategorized=null rootNone=true", {
         this.get("subject")
           .header()
           .title(),
-        "Select a category"
+        "category"
       );
     });
   }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ componentTest("with disallowed uncategorized, rootNone and rootNoneLabel", {
         this.get("subject")
           .header()
           .title(),
-        "Select a category"
+        "category"
       );
     });
   }