diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 8043401830..e33d8a7aa3 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -402,9 +402,10 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 				Categories.getCategoriesData(cids, next);
 			},
 			function (categories, next) {
+				// Filter categories to isolate children, and remove disabled categories
 				async.map(cids, function(cid, next) {
 					next(null, categories.filter(function(category) {
-						return parseInt(category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(cid, 10);
+						return parseInt(category.parentCid, 10) === parseInt(cid, 10) && !category.disabled;
 					}));
 				}, next);
 			}
diff --git a/src/categories/update.js b/src/categories/update.js
index fa04d99deb..002628d723 100644
--- a/src/categories/update.js
+++ b/src/categories/update.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 		function updateCategory(cid, next) {
 			var category = modified[cid];
 			var fields = Object.keys(category);
-			console.log('updating', cid, 'fields:', fields);
 
 			async.each(fields, function(key, next) {
 				updateCategoryField(cid, key, category[key], next);