diff --git a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubReviewWidget.cs b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubReviewWidget.cs
index 29eb512..c0420ac 100644
--- a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubReviewWidget.cs
+++ b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubReviewWidget.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
-using GitHubExtension.DataManager;
 using GitHubExtension.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.Windows.Widgets.Providers;
 using Octokit;
 
 namespace GitHubExtension.Widgets;
 
 internal sealed class GitHubReviewWidget : GitHubUserWidget
 {
+    protected override string DefaultShowCategory => "PullRequests";
+
     protected override string GetTitleIconData()
     {
         return IconLoader.GetIconAsBase64("pulls.png");
diff --git a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubUserWidget.cs b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubUserWidget.cs
index ee8ee1b..187e640 100644
--- a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubUserWidget.cs
+++ b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/GitHubUserWidget.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ internal abstract class GitHubUserWidget : GitHubWidget
 
     protected SearchCategory ShowCategory { get; set; } = SearchCategory.Unknown;
 
+    protected virtual string DefaultShowCategory => string.Empty;
+
     private string _userName = string.Empty;
 
     protected string UserName
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ protected override void ResetWidgetInfoFromState()
         try
         {
             dataObject ??= JsonNode.Parse(ConfigurationData);
-            ShowCategory = EnumHelper.StringToSearchCategory(dataObject!["showCategory"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? string.Empty);
+            ShowCategory = EnumHelper.StringToSearchCategory(dataObject!["showCategory"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? DefaultShowCategory);
             DeveloperLoginId = dataObject!["account"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? string.Empty;
             UpdateTitle(dataObject);
         }
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public override void OnActionInvoked(WidgetActionInvokedArgs actionInvokedArgs)
                 return;
             }
 
-            ShowCategory = EnumHelper.StringToSearchCategory(dataObject["showCategory"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? string.Empty);
+            ShowCategory = EnumHelper.StringToSearchCategory(dataObject["showCategory"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? DefaultShowCategory);
             DeveloperLoginId = dataObject["account"]?.GetValue<string>() ?? string.Empty;
             UpdateTitle(dataObject);
 
diff --git a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/Templates/GitHubReviewConfigurationTemplate.json b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/Templates/GitHubReviewConfigurationTemplate.json
index 00fb626..f2d150b 100644
--- a/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/Templates/GitHubReviewConfigurationTemplate.json
+++ b/src/GitHubExtension/Widgets/Templates/GitHubReviewConfigurationTemplate.json
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@
       "label": "%Widget_Template/WidgetTitleLabel%",
       "value": "${widgetTitle}"
     },
-    {
-      "type": "Input.ChoiceSet",
-      "id": "showCategory",
-      "isMultiSelect": false,
-      "isVisible": false,
-      "value": "PullRequests",
-      "choices": [
-        {
-          "title": "%Widget_Template/PullRequests%",
-          "value": "PullRequests"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "type": "ColumnSet",
       "columns": [