Admins don't see uncategorized on /categories if it has no topics and allow_uncategorized_topics is false

app/models/category.rb

@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ SQL
     [read_restricted, mapped]
   end
 
-  def uncatgorized?
+  def uncategorized?
     id == SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id
   end
 end

app/models/category_list.rb

@@ -113,13 +113,19 @@ class CategoryList
     end
 
 
-    # Remove any empty topics unless we can create them (so we can see the controls)
+    # Remove any empty categories unless we can create them (so we can see the controls)
     def prune_empty
-      unless @guardian.can_create?(Category)
+      if !@guardian.can_create?(Category)
         # Remove categories with no featured topics unless we have the ability to edit one
-        @categories.delete_if { |c|
+        @categories.delete_if do |c|
           c.displayable_topics.blank? && c.description.blank?
-        }
+        end
+      elsif !SiteSetting.allow_uncategorized_topics
+        # Don't show uncategorized to admins either, if uncategorized topics are not allowed
+        # and there are none.
+        @categories.delete_if do |c|
+          c.uncategorized? && c.displayable_topics.blank?
+        end
       end
     end
 

lib/guardian/category_guardian.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module CategoryGuardian
   end
 
   def can_delete_category?(category)
-    is_staff? && category.topic_count == 0 && !category.uncatgorized?
+    is_staff? && category.topic_count == 0 && !category.uncategorized?
   end
 
   def can_see_category?(category)

spec/components/category_list_spec.rb

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe CategoryList do
       end
 
       it "returns empty categories for those who can create them" do
+        SiteSetting.stubs(:allow_uncategorized_topics).returns(true)
         Guardian.any_instance.expects(:can_create?).with(Category).returns(true)
         category_list.categories.should_not be_blank
       end
@@ -45,12 +46,19 @@ describe CategoryList do
       end
 
       it 'returns the empty category and a non-empty category for those who can create them' do
+        SiteSetting.stubs(:allow_uncategorized_topics).returns(true)
         Fabricate(:topic, category: Fabricate(:category))
         Guardian.any_instance.expects(:can_create?).with(Category).returns(true)
         category_list.categories.should have(3).categories
         category_list.categories.should include(topic_category)
       end
 
+      it "doesn't return empty uncategorized category to admins if allow_uncategorized_topics is false" do
+        SiteSetting.stubs(:allow_uncategorized_topics).returns(false)
+        CategoryList.new(Guardian.new(user)).categories.should be_empty
+        CategoryList.new(Guardian.new(admin)).categories.map(&:id).should_not include(SiteSetting.uncategorized_category_id)
+      end
+
     end
 
     context "with a topic in a category" do