diff --git a/program/models.py b/program/models.py
index fcfdcad38ebe3ade6c76df1b321d053d7c2dc36e..20e0bd5a88bc4dee30c92c3080765f4ce0bf5b89 100644
--- a/program/models.py
+++ b/program/models.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class Type(models.Model):
 
 class Category(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
-    abbrev = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=True)
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=32, unique=True)
     is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     description = models.TextField(blank=True)
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class Category(models.Model):
 
 class Topic(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
-    abbrev = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=True)
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=32, unique=True)
     is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ class Topic(models.Model):
 
 class MusicFocus(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
-    abbrev = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=True)
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=32, unique=True)
     is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
@@ -103,7 +100,6 @@ class MusicFocus(models.Model):
 
 class FundingCategory(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
-    abbrev = models.CharField(max_length=4, unique=True)
     slug = models.SlugField(max_length=32, unique=True)
     is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)