diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 99e95ebc..0bce7368 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>ca.bc.gov.educ</groupId>
     <artifactId>educ-grad-graduation-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.61</version>
+    <version>1.8.62</version>
     <name>educ-grad-graduation-api</name>
     <description>Ministry of Education GRAD GRADUATION API</description>
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/model/dto/StudentGenderEnum.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/model/dto/StudentGenderEnum.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a6b5db14..00000000
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/model/dto/StudentGenderEnum.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package ca.bc.gov.educ.api.graduation.model.dto;
-
-public enum StudentGenderEnum {
-
-    M("Male"),
-    F("Female");
-
-    public final String label;
-
-
-    StudentGenderEnum(String label) {
-        this.label = label;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return label;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/service/ReportService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/service/ReportService.java
index 7e6237f0..670336c8 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/service/ReportService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/graduation/service/ReportService.java
@@ -788,7 +788,6 @@ private GraduationStatus getGraduationStatus(ca.bc.gov.educ.api.graduation.model
 
     private Student getStudentDataAchvReport(GradSearchStudent studentObj, List<StudentOptionalProgram> optionalStudentProgram) {
         Student studObj = new Student();
-        studObj.setGender(StudentGenderEnum.valueOf(studentObj.getGenderCode()).toString());
         studObj.setCitizenship(studentObj.getStudentCitizenship());
         studObj.setFirstName(studentObj.getLegalFirstName());
         studObj.setMiddleName(studentObj.getLegalMiddleNames());