diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/background-metametrics.js b/app/scripts/lib/background-metametrics.js
index a9baa79b7..7af1125c1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/background-metametrics.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/background-metametrics.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import { getBackgroundMetaMetricState } from '../../../ui/app/selectors'
 import { sendMetaMetricsEvent } from '../../../ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util'
 
 export default function backgroundMetaMetricsEvent (metaMaskState, version, eventData) {
-
-  eventData.eventOpts['category'] = 'Background'
-
   const stateEventData = getBackgroundMetaMetricState({ metamask: metaMaskState })
   if (stateEventData.participateInMetaMetrics) {
     sendMetaMetricsEvent({
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index b0866ce08..2b32a8a42 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -1850,6 +1850,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
         customVariables,
         eventOpts: {
           action,
+          category: 'Background',
           name,
         },
       },