diff --git a/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_demo.xml b/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_demo.xml
index e4ae7ee650e..fe4d5f7afc2 100644
--- a/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_demo.xml
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@
         <!-- Pos Config -->
         <record model="pos.config" id="pos_config_main_restaurant">
             <field name="iface_printbill">True</field>
-            <field name="iface_start_categ_id" ref="food" />
-            <field name="start_category">True</field>
             <field name="limit_categories">True</field>
             <field name="iface_available_categ_ids"
                 eval="[(6, 0, [ref('drinks'), ref('food')])]" />
diff --git a/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_onboarding_main_config.xml b/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_onboarding_main_config.xml
index 894c3ade352..7b381019fe2 100644
--- a/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_onboarding_main_config.xml
+++ b/addons/pos_restaurant/data/pos_restaurant_onboarding_main_config.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
     <record model="pos.config" id="pos_config_main_restaurant">
         <field name="name">Restaurant</field>
         <field name="iface_printbill">True</field>
-        <field name="iface_start_categ_id" ref="food" />
-        <field name="start_category">True</field>
     </record>
 
     <!-- Closed Sessions -->