diff --git a/config/Migrations/20250629054627_CreateProductCategoryVariants.php b/config/Migrations/20250629054627_CreateProductCategoryVariants.php
index c13eb00..7bf161f 100644
--- a/config/Migrations/20250629054627_CreateProductCategoryVariants.php
+++ b/config/Migrations/20250629054627_CreateProductCategoryVariants.php
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ class CreateProductCategoryVariants extends AbstractMigration
             'default' => null,
             'null' => true,
         ]);
-        $table->addColumn('variant_type_id', 'integer', [
-            'default' => null,
-            'limit' => 11,
-            'null' => false,
-        ]);
         $table->addColumn('enabled', 'boolean', [
             'default' => null,
             'null' => false,
diff --git a/src/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsController.php b/src/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsController.php
index d48259e..9420db4 100644
--- a/src/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsController.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsController extends AppController
             }
             $this->Flash->error(__('The product category variant could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
         }
-        $productCategories = $productCategoryVariantsTable->ProductCategories->find('list')->all();
+        $productCategories = $productCategoryVariantsTable->ProductCategories->find('list', keyField: 'internal_id', valueField: 'name')->all();
         $products = $productCategoryVariantsTable->Products->find('list')->all();
         $this->set(compact('productCategoryVariant', 'productCategories', 'products'));
     }
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsController extends AppController
             }
             $this->Flash->error(__('The product category variant could not be saved. Please, try again.'));
         }
-        $productCategories = $productCategoryVariantsTable->ProductCategories->find('list', limit: 200)->all();
-        $products = $productCategoryVariantsTable->Products->find('list', limit: 200)->all();
+        $productCategories = $productCategoryVariantsTable->ProductCategories->find('list', keyField: 'internal_id', valueField: 'name')->all();
+        $products = $productCategoryVariantsTable->Products->find('list', limit: 200)->where(['product_category_id' => $productCategoryVariant->product_category_id])->all();
         $this->set(compact('productCategoryVariant', 'productCategories', 'products'));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Entity/ProductCategoryVariant.php b/src/Model/Entity/ProductCategoryVariant.php
index 3a5987a..e589e06 100644
--- a/src/Model/Entity/ProductCategoryVariant.php
+++ b/src/Model/Entity/ProductCategoryVariant.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace CakeProducts\Model\Entity;
 
+use Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface;
 use Cake\ORM\Entity;
 
 /**
@@ -12,11 +13,10 @@ use Cake\ORM\Entity;
  * @property string $name
  * @property string|null $product_category_id
  * @property string|null $product_id
- * @property int $variant_type_id
  * @property bool $enabled
  *
- * @property \App\Model\Entity\ProductCategory $product_category
- * @property \App\Model\Entity\Product $product
+ * @property ProductCategory|EntityInterface $product_category
+ * @property Product|EntityInterface $product
  */
 class ProductCategoryVariant extends Entity
 {
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class ProductCategoryVariant extends Entity
         'name' => true,
         'product_category_id' => true,
         'product_id' => true,
-        'variant_type_id' => true,
         'enabled' => true,
-        'product_category' => true,
-        'product' => true,
+        // entities
+        'product_category' => false,
+        'product' => false,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/src/Model/Enum/ProductCategoryVariantTypeId.php b/src/Model/Enum/ProductCategoryVariantTypeId.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f28cce..0000000
--- a/src/Model/Enum/ProductCategoryVariantTypeId.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace CakeProducts\Model\Enum;
-
-use Cake\Database\Type\EnumLabelInterface;
-use Tools\Model\Enum\EnumOptionsTrait;
-
-enum ProductCategoryVariantTypeId: int implements EnumLabelInterface
-{
-    use EnumOptionsTrait;
-
-    case AutoAdd = 1;
-    case ManualAdd = 2;
-
-    public function label(): string
-    {
-        return match($this) {
-            self::AutoAdd => 'All Variant Combinations Created Automatically',
-            self::ManualAdd => 'Variants Manually Managed',
-        };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Model/Table/ProductCategoryVariantsTable.php b/src/Model/Table/ProductCategoryVariantsTable.php
index 1eb44ac..261fc5b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Table/ProductCategoryVariantsTable.php
+++ b/src/Model/Table/ProductCategoryVariantsTable.php
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace CakeProducts\Model\Table;
 
-use Cake\Database\Type\EnumType;
 use Cake\ORM\Query\SelectQuery;
 use Cake\ORM\RulesChecker;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\Validation\Validator;
-use CakeProducts\Model\Enum\ProductCategoryAttributeTypeId;
-use CakeProducts\Model\Enum\ProductCategoryVariantTypeId;
 
 /**
  * ProductCategoryVariants Model
@@ -56,8 +53,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsTable extends Table
             'foreignKey' => 'product_id',
             'className' => 'CakeProducts.Products',
         ]);
-        $this->getSchema()->setColumnType('variant_type_id', EnumType::from(ProductCategoryVariantTypeId::class));
-
     }
 
     /**
@@ -82,11 +77,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsTable extends Table
             ->uuid('product_id')
             ->allowEmptyString('product_id');
 
-        $validator
-            ->integer('variant_type_id')
-            ->requirePresence('variant_type_id', 'create')
-            ->notEmptyString('variant_type_id');
-
         $validator
             ->boolean('enabled')
             ->requirePresence('enabled', 'create')
diff --git a/templates/element/ProductCategoryVariants/form.php b/templates/element/ProductCategoryVariants/form.php
index 43cd665..bfa9520 100644
--- a/templates/element/ProductCategoryVariants/form.php
+++ b/templates/element/ProductCategoryVariants/form.php
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@
 echo $this->Form->control('name');
 echo $this->Form->control('product_category_id', ['options' => $productCategories, 'empty' => true]);
 echo $this->Form->control('product_id', ['options' => $products, 'empty' => true]);
-echo $this->Form->control('variant_type_id');
 echo $this->Form->control('enabled');
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Fixture/ProductCategoryVariantsFixture.php b/tests/Fixture/ProductCategoryVariantsFixture.php
index 6b9d34a..4549766 100644
--- a/tests/Fixture/ProductCategoryVariantsFixture.php
+++ b/tests/Fixture/ProductCategoryVariantsFixture.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsFixture extends TestFixture
                 'name' => 'Color',
                 'product_category_id' => '6d223283-361b-4f9f-a7f1-c97aa0ca4c23',
                 'product_id' => null,
-                'variant_type_id' => 1,
                 'enabled' => 1,
             ],
             [
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsFixture extends TestFixture
                 'name' => 'Color',
                 'product_category_id' => '6d223283-361b-4f9f-a7f1-c97aa0ca4c23',
                 'product_id' => 'cfc98a9a-29b2-44c8-b587-8156adc05317',
-                'variant_type_id' => 1,
                 'enabled' => 1,
             ],
+
         ];
         parent::init();
     }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest.php
index fbc1e53..20a0930 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Controller/ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest.php
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest extends BaseControllerTest
         $data = [
             'name' => 'Size',
             'product_category_id' => 'db4b4273-eddc-46d4-93c8-45cf7c6e058e',
-            'variant_type_id' => 1,
             'enabled' => true,
         ];
         $this->post($url, $data);
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest extends BaseControllerTest
         $data = [
             'name' => '',
             'product_category_id' => 'db4b4273-eddc-46d4-93c8-45cf7c6e058e',
-            'variant_type_id' => 1,
             'enabled' => true,
         ];
         $this->post($url, $data);
@@ -246,7 +244,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest extends BaseControllerTest
             // test new data here
             'name' => 'updated name',
             'product_category_id' => 'db4b4273-eddc-46d4-93c8-45cf7c6e058e',
-            'variant_type_id' => 1,
             'enabled' => true,
         ];
         $this->put($url, $data);
@@ -282,7 +279,6 @@ class ProductCategoryVariantsControllerTest extends BaseControllerTest
         $data = [
             'name' => '',
             'product_category_id' => 'db4b4273-eddc-46d4-93c8-45cf7c6e058e',
-            'variant_type_id' => 1,
             'enabled' => true,
         ];
         $this->put($url, $data);