diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mjucow/eatda/domain/store/entity/Category.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mjucow/eatda/domain/store/entity/Category.kt
index 6007068..f0dc0ad 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/mjucow/eatda/domain/store/entity/Category.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mjucow/eatda/domain/store/entity/Category.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 package com.mjucow.eatda.domain.store.entity
 
 import com.mjucow.eatda.domain.common.BaseEntity
-import jakarta.persistence.CascadeType
 import jakarta.persistence.Column
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity
-import jakarta.persistence.FetchType
-import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn
-import jakarta.persistence.JoinTable
-import jakarta.persistence.ManyToMany
 import jakarta.persistence.Table
 
 @Entity
@@ -25,18 +20,6 @@ class Category() : BaseEntity() {
             field = value
         }
 
-    @ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.LAZY, cascade = [CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE])
-    @JoinTable(
-        name = "store_category",
-        joinColumns = [JoinColumn(name = "category_id")],
-        inverseJoinColumns = [JoinColumn(name = "store_id")]
-    )
-    protected val mutableStores: MutableSet<Store> = mutableSetOf()
-
-    fun getStores(): Set<Store> {
-        return mutableStores.toSet()
-    }
-
     private fun validateName(name: String) {
         require(name.isNotBlank() && name.trim().length <= MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
     }