diff --git a/course/editcategory.php b/course/editcategory.php
index b61ecaa0cc1..b7184b7c09a 100644
--- a/course/editcategory.php
+++ b/course/editcategory.php
@@ -131,25 +131,9 @@ if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
     redirect('manage.php?id='.$newcategory->id);
 }
 
-// Unfortunately the navigation never generates correctly for this page because technically this page doesn't actually
-// exist on the navigation; you get here through the course management page.
-// First up we'll try to make the course management page active seeing as that is where the user thinks they are.
-// The big prolem here is that the course management page is a common page for both editing users and common users and
-// is only added to the admin tree if the user has permission to edit at the system level.
-$node = $PAGE->settingsnav->get('root');
-if ($node) {
-    $node = $node->get('courses');
-    if ($node) {
-        $node = $node->get('coursemgmt');
-    }
-}
-if ($node) {
-    // The course management page exists so make that active.
-    $node->make_active();
-} else {
-    // Failing that we'll override the URL, not as accurate and chances are things
-    // won't be 100% correct all the time but should work most times.
-    // A common reason to arrive here is having the management capability within only a particular category (not at system level).
+// Page "Add new category" (with "Top" as a parent) does not exist in navigation.
+// We pretend we are on course management page.
+if (empty($id) && empty($parent)) {
     navigation_node::override_active_url(new moodle_url('/course/manage.php'));
 }