diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
index a1a4aee4c2..3f0581abe0 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [% USE Koha %]
 [% USE KohaDates %]
 [% USE Branches %]
+[% USE Categories %]
 [% SET footerjs = 1 %]
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-open.inc' %]
 <title>Koha &rsaquo; Tools &rsaquo; Batch patron modification</title>
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
                                                     <td>[% borrower.surname | html %]</td>
                                                     <td>[% borrower.firstname | html %]</td>
                                                     <td>[% Branches.GetName( borrower.branchcode ) | html %]</td>
-                                                    <td>[% borrower.category_description | html %]</td>
+                                                    <td>[% Categories.GetName(borrower.categorycode) | html %]</td>
                                                     <td>[% borrower.city | html %]</td>
                                                     <td>[% borrower.state | html %]</td>
                                                     <td>[% borrower.zipcode | html %]</td>
diff --git a/tools/modborrowers.pl b/tools/modborrowers.pl
index 7b8587ad04..fb672a631d 100755
--- a/tools/modborrowers.pl
+++ b/tools/modborrowers.pl
@@ -336,9 +336,7 @@ if ( $op eq 'do' ) {
     for my $borrowernumber ( @borrowernumbers ) {
         my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $borrowernumber );
         if ( $patron ) {
-            my $category_description = $patron->category->description;
             $patron = $patron->unblessed;
-            $patron->{category_description} = $category_description;
             $patron->{patron_attributes} = C4::Members::Attributes::GetBorrowerAttributes( $patron->{borrowernumber} );
             $max_nb_attr = scalar( @{ $patron->{patron_attributes} } )
                 if scalar( @{ $patron->{patron_attributes} } ) > $max_nb_attr;
@@ -360,7 +358,6 @@ if ( $op eq 'do' ) {
     $template->param( borrowers => \@borrowers );
     $template->param( attributes_header => \@attributes_header );
 
-    $template->param( borrowers => \@borrowers );
     $template->param( errors => \@errors );
 } else {