diff --git a/chartofaccountDIT/admin/archived_admin.py b/chartofaccountDIT/admin/archived_admin.py
index 6f99e5c30..af5e44003 100644
--- a/chartofaccountDIT/admin/archived_admin.py
+++ b/chartofaccountDIT/admin/archived_admin.py
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
             return [
                 "financial_year",
                 "programme_code",
-                "budget_type",
                 "created",
                 "archived",
                 "updated",
diff --git a/chartofaccountDIT/admin/current_admin.py b/chartofaccountDIT/admin/current_admin.py
index 014b892e9..12cb30fe9 100644
--- a/chartofaccountDIT/admin/current_admin.py
+++ b/chartofaccountDIT/admin/current_admin.py
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
             if obj:
                 return [
                     "programme_code",
-                    "budget_type",
                     "created",
                     "updated",
                 ]  # don't allow to edit the code