diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
index ccf5cae3bdc..59ea3118e64 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientWritePlatformServiceJpaRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ public CommandProcessingResult updateClient(final Long clientId, final JsonComma
             }
 
             if (changes.containsKey(ClientApiConstants.genderIdParamName)) {
-
                 final Long newValue = command.longValueOfParameterNamed(ClientApiConstants.genderIdParamName);
                 CodeValue gender = null;
                 if (newValue != null) {
@@ -585,15 +584,6 @@ public CommandProcessingResult updateClient(final Long clientId, final JsonComma
                 clientForUpdate.updateSavingsProduct(savingsProductId);
             }
 
-            if (changes.containsKey(ClientApiConstants.genderIdParamName)) {
-                final Long newValue = command.longValueOfParameterNamed(ClientApiConstants.genderIdParamName);
-                CodeValue newCodeVal = null;
-                if (newValue != null) {
-                    newCodeVal = this.codeValueRepository.findOneByCodeNameAndIdWithNotFoundDetection(ClientApiConstants.GENDER, newValue);
-                }
-                clientForUpdate.updateGender(newCodeVal);
-            }
-
             if (changes.containsKey(ClientApiConstants.clientTypeIdParamName)) {
                 final Long newValue = command.longValueOfParameterNamed(ClientApiConstants.clientTypeIdParamName);
                 CodeValue newCodeVal = null;