diff --git a/module/project/config.php b/module/project/config.php
index ee7852c6c7..16696b9e9e 100755
--- a/module/project/config.php
+++ b/module/project/config.php
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ $config->project->statusLabelList['closed']    = 'closed success-pale';
 $config->project->statusLabelList['delay']     = 'delay danger-pale';
 
 $config->project->categoryStages['waterfall'] = array('request', 'design', 'dev', 'qa', 'release', 'review');
-$config->project->categoryStages['IPD']       = array('concept', 'plan', 'develop', 'qualify', 'launch', 'lifecycle');
+$config->project->categoryStages['IPD']       = array('concept', 'plan', 'develop', 'qualify', 'launch');
 $config->project->categoryStages['TPD']       = array('concept', 'plan', 'develop', 'qualify');
 $config->project->categoryStages['CBB']       = array('concept', 'plan', 'develop', 'qualify');
 $config->project->categoryStages['CPD']       = array('plan', 'develop', 'qualify', 'launch');
diff --git a/module/stage/control.php b/module/stage/control.php
index 679be0d8ec..4b6cad06f9 100644
--- a/module/stage/control.php
+++ b/module/stage/control.php
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class stage extends control
             return $this->send(array('result' => 'success', 'message' => $this->lang->saveSuccess, 'closeModal' => true, 'load' => true));
         }
 
+        unset($this->lang->stage->ipdTypeList['lifecycle']);
+
         $this->view->title   = $this->lang->stage->common . $this->lang->hyphen . $this->lang->stage->create;
         $this->view->groupID = $groupID;
         $this->view->flow    = $flow;
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ class stage extends control
             return $this->send(array('result' => 'success', 'message' => $this->lang->saveSuccess, 'closeModal' => true, 'load' => inlink('browse', "groupID={$groupID}")));
         }
 
+        unset($this->lang->stage->ipdTypeList['lifecycle']);
+
         $this->view->title   = $this->lang->stage->common . $this->lang->hyphen . $this->lang->stage->batchCreate;
         $this->view->groupID = $groupID;
         $this->view->flow    = $flow;
@@ -158,6 +162,8 @@ class stage extends control
             return $this->send(array('result' => 'success', 'message' => $this->lang->saveSuccess, 'closeModal' => true, 'load' => true));
         }
 
+        unset($this->lang->stage->ipdTypeList['lifecycle']);
+
         $this->view->title = $this->lang->stage->common . $this->lang->hyphen . $this->lang->stage->edit;
         $this->view->stage = $stage;
         $this->view->flow  = $flow;
diff --git a/module/upgrade/model.php b/module/upgrade/model.php
index f6c4b9293a..91e2781e31 100644
--- a/module/upgrade/model.php
+++ b/module/upgrade/model.php
@@ -12612,6 +12612,7 @@ class upgradeModel extends model
             $flowCode = $flow->code;
             foreach($stageGroup[$projectModel] as $stage)
             {
+                if($stage->type == 'lifecycle') continue;
                 if($flowCode == 'tpdproduct' && !in_array($stage->type, $this->config->project->categoryStages['TPD'])) continue;
                 if($flowCode == 'cbbproduct' && !in_array($stage->type, $this->config->project->categoryStages['CBB'])) continue;
                 if(in_array($flowCode, array('cpdproduct', 'cpdproject')) && !in_array($stage->type, $this->config->project->categoryStages['CPD'])) continue;