diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
index 2346cda1150d..59f4ade02611 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestView.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import useTransactionViolations from '@hooks/useTransactionViolations';
 import useViolations from '@hooks/useViolations';
 import type {ViolationField} from '@hooks/useViolations';
 import {getCompanyCardDescription} from '@libs/CardUtils';
+import {isCategoryMissing} from '@libs/CategoryUtils';
 import {convertToDisplayString} from '@libs/CurrencyUtils';
 import DistanceRequestUtils from '@libs/DistanceRequestUtils';
 import {isReceiptError} from '@libs/ErrorUtils';
@@ -223,10 +224,8 @@ function MoneyRequestView({report, shouldShowAnimatedBackground, readonly = fals
         return CONST.IOU.TYPE.SUBMIT;
     }, [isTrackExpense, isInvoice]);
 
-    const emptyCategories = CONST.SEARCH.CATEGORY_EMPTY_VALUE.split(',');
-
     const category = transactionCategory ?? '';
-    const categoryForDisplay = emptyCategories.includes(category) ? '' : category;
+    const categoryForDisplay = isCategoryMissing(category) ? '' : category;
 
     // Flags for showing categories and tags
     // transactionCategory can be an empty string
diff --git a/src/libs/TransactionPreviewUtils.ts b/src/libs/TransactionPreviewUtils.ts
index 94174f323c28..c50c364a0b63 100644
--- a/src/libs/TransactionPreviewUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/TransactionPreviewUtils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
 import type * as OnyxTypes from '@src/types/onyx';
 import {isEmptyObject} from '@src/types/utils/EmptyObject';
 import {abandonReviewDuplicateTransactions, setReviewDuplicatesKey} from './actions/Transaction';
+import {isCategoryMissing} from './CategoryUtils';
 import {convertToDisplayString} from './CurrencyUtils';
 import DateUtils from './DateUtils';
 import type {PlatformStackRouteProp} from './Navigation/PlatformStackNavigation/types';
@@ -310,8 +311,7 @@ function createTransactionPreviewConditionals({
     const shouldShowSkeleton = isEmptyObject(transaction) && !isMessageDeleted(action) && action?.pendingAction !== CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.DELETE;
     const shouldShowTag = !!tag && isReportAPolicyExpenseChat;
 
-    const emptyCategories = CONST.SEARCH.CATEGORY_EMPTY_VALUE.split(',');
-    const categoryForDisplay = emptyCategories.includes(category ?? '') ? '' : category;
+    const categoryForDisplay = isCategoryMissing(category) ? '' : category;
 
     const shouldShowCategory = !!categoryForDisplay && isReportAPolicyExpenseChat;
 
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepCategory.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepCategory.tsx
index 28814ee0197d..aa99bbc3aafa 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepCategory.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepCategory.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import useTheme from '@hooks/useTheme';
 import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 import {getIOURequestPolicyID, setDraftSplitTransaction, setMoneyRequestCategory, updateMoneyRequestCategory} from '@libs/actions/IOU';
 import {enablePolicyCategories, getPolicyCategories} from '@libs/actions/Policy/Category';
+import {isCategoryMissing} from '@libs/CategoryUtils';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import {hasEnabledOptions} from '@libs/OptionsListUtils';
 import {isPolicyAdmin} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
@@ -76,8 +77,7 @@ function IOURequestStepCategory({
     const currentTransaction = isEditingSplit && !lodashIsEmpty(splitDraftTransaction) ? splitDraftTransaction : transaction;
     const transactionCategory = getTransactionDetails(currentTransaction)?.category ?? '';
 
-    const emptyCategories = CONST.SEARCH.CATEGORY_EMPTY_VALUE.split(',');
-    const categoryForDisplay = emptyCategories.includes(transactionCategory) ? '' : transactionCategory;
+    const categoryForDisplay = isCategoryMissing(transactionCategory) ? '' : transactionCategory;
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
     const reportAction = reportActions?.[report?.parentReportActionID || reportActionID] ?? null;
diff --git a/tests/unit/CategoryUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/CategoryUtilsTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..921dfc1b2ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/CategoryUtilsTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {isCategoryMissing} from '@libs/CategoryUtils';
+
+describe(`isMissingCategory`, () => {
+    it('returns true if category is undefined', () => {
+        expect(isCategoryMissing(undefined)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns true if category is an empty string', () => {
+        expect(isCategoryMissing('')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns true if category "none" or "Uncategorized"', () => {
+        expect(isCategoryMissing('none')).toBe(true);
+        expect(isCategoryMissing('Uncategorized')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('returns false if category is a valid string', () => {
+        expect(isCategoryMissing('Travel')).toBe(false);
+        expect(isCategoryMissing('Meals')).toBe(false);
+    });
+});