diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/tax_withholding_category/tax_withholding_category.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/tax_withholding_category/tax_withholding_category.py
index 61f4b60..90c7d50 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/tax_withholding_category/tax_withholding_category.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/tax_withholding_category/tax_withholding_category.py
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 
 class TaxWithholdingCategory(Document):
-	def validate(self):
-		if not frappe.db.get_value("Tax Withholding Category",
-			{"is_default": 1, "name": ("!=", self.name)}, "name"):
-			self.is_default = 1
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+	pass
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diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/party.py b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
index 1db6ced..909856c 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/party.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/party.py
@@ -529,8 +529,6 @@
 def set_tax_withholding_details(tax_mapper, ref_doc, tax_withholding_category=None, use_default=0):
 	if tax_withholding_category:
 		tax_withholding = frappe.get_doc("Tax Withholding Category", tax_withholding_category)
-	else:
-		tax_withholding = frappe.get_doc("Tax Withholding Category", {'is_default': 1, 'enabled': 1})
 
 	if tax_withholding.book_on_invoice and ref_doc.doctype=='Purchase Invoice' \
 		or tax_withholding.book_on_advance and ref_doc.doctype in ('Payment Entry', 'Journal Entry'):