diff --git a/FINAL_PRODUCTION_SYSTEM/controllers/admin/TechniciansController.php b/FINAL_PRODUCTION_SYSTEM/controllers/admin/TechniciansController.php
index 09402f3..72760b2 100644
--- a/FINAL_PRODUCTION_SYSTEM/controllers/admin/TechniciansController.php
+++ b/FINAL_PRODUCTION_SYSTEM/controllers/admin/TechniciansController.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ function handle_add_tech(PDO $pdo, array $admin_session): void {
     $full_name = trim($_POST['full_name'] ?? '');
     $email = trim($_POST['email'] ?? '');
     $is_active = isset($_POST['is_active']) ? 1 : 0;
-    $preferred_server = $_POST['preferred_server'] ?? 'oem';
     $preferred_language = preg_replace('/[^a-z]/', '', strtolower($_POST['preferred_language'] ?? 'en'));
     if (empty($preferred_language)) $preferred_language = 'en';
 
@@ -102,10 +101,10 @@ function handle_add_tech(PDO $pdo, array $admin_session): void {
         }
 
         $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
-            INSERT INTO technicians (technician_id, password_hash, full_name, email, is_active, preferred_server, preferred_language)
-            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+            INSERT INTO technicians (technician_id, password_hash, full_name, email, is_active, preferred_language)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         ");
-        $stmt->execute([$tech_id, $password_hash, $full_name, $email, $is_active, $preferred_server, $preferred_language]);
+        $stmt->execute([$tech_id, $password_hash, $full_name, $email, $is_active, $preferred_language]);
 
         $pdo->commit();
     } catch (PDOException $e) {