diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter.java
index 962e68f20..8cfcac7a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter.java
@@ -47,32 +47,12 @@ public class CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter
         }
     }
 
-    public void addToCategories(String categoryToBeAdded) {
-        if (!categories.contains(categoryToBeAdded)) {
-            categories.add(categoryToBeAdded);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void removeFromCategories(String categoryToBeRemoved) {
-        if (categories.contains(categoryToBeRemoved)) {
-            categories.remove(categoryToBeRemoved);
-        }
-    }
-
     public void removeFromNewCategories(String categoryToBeRemoved) {
         if (newCategories.contains(categoryToBeRemoved)) {
             newCategories.remove(categoryToBeRemoved);
         }
     }
 
-    public void addToNewCategories(List<String> newCategories) {
-        for(String category : newCategories) {
-            if (!this.newCategories.contains(category)) {
-                this.newCategories.add(category);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public void addToNewCategories(String addedCategory) {
         if (!newCategories.contains(addedCategory)) {
             newCategories.add(addedCategory);
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapterUnitTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapterUnitTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a63a18ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/fr/free/nrw/commons/category/CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapterUnitTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.category
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.Label
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+import org.powermock.reflect.Whitebox
+
+class CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapterUnitTest {
+
+    private lateinit var adapter: CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var context: Context
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var labels: ArrayList<Label>
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var categoryClient: CategoryClient
+
+    @Mock
+    private lateinit var callback: CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter.Callback
+
+    @Before
+    fun setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
+        adapter =
+            CategoryEditSearchRecyclerViewAdapter(
+                context,
+                labels,
+                recyclerView,
+                categoryClient,
+                callback
+            )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testAddToCategories() {
+        val categories = mutableListOf<String>()
+        Whitebox.setInternalState(adapter, "categories", categories)
+        val testCategories = listOf("someString")
+        adapter.addToCategories(testCategories)
+        assertEquals(categories.size, testCategories.size)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRemoveFromNewCategories() {
+        val testCategory = "someString"
+        val newCategories = mutableListOf(testCategory)
+        val originalSize = newCategories.size
+        Whitebox.setInternalState(adapter, "newCategories", newCategories)
+        adapter.removeFromNewCategories(testCategory)
+        assertEquals(newCategories.size, originalSize - 1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testAddToNewCategories() {
+        val testCategory = "someString"
+        val newCategories = mutableListOf<String>()
+        val originalSize = newCategories.size
+        Whitebox.setInternalState(adapter, "newCategories", newCategories)
+        adapter.addToNewCategories(testCategory)
+        assertEquals(newCategories.size, originalSize + 1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testGetCategories() {
+        val categories = mutableListOf<String>()
+        Whitebox.setInternalState(adapter, "categories", categories)
+        assertEquals(adapter.categories, categories)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testGetNewCategories() {
+        val newCategories = mutableListOf<String>()
+        Whitebox.setInternalState(adapter, "newCategories", newCategories)
+        assertEquals(adapter.newCategories, newCategories)
+    }
+
+}
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