diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php b/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
index 0f5849612f9c0..f58c295fa2259 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public static function getAssignedCategoriesTitles($fieldId)
 
 		$query->select($db->quoteName('c.title'))
 			->from($db->quoteName('#__fields_categories', 'a'))
-			->join('LEFT', $db->quoteName('#__categories', 'c') . ' ON a.category_id = c.id')
+			->join('INNER', $db->quoteName('#__categories', 'c') . ' ON a.category_id = c.id')
 			->where('field_id = ' . $fieldId);
 
 		$db->setQuery($query);