Também estava com esta dúvida... e editando o código diretamente consegui resolver:
Entrem no arquivo:
Sua_loja/catalog/view/theme/seu_tema/template/product/category.tpl
e removam o código PHP referente a
"$ categories" na div "category-list clearafter"
na minha loja o código que retirei foi o seguinte: (estava na linha 25)
<?php if ($categories) { ?>
<div class="category-list clearafter">
<?php if (count($categories) <= 5) { ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach ($categories as $category) { ?>
<li><?php if ($category['catimg']) { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $category['href']; ?>"><img src="<?php echo $category['catimg']; ?>" title="<?php echo $category['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $category['name']; ?>" /></a>
<?php } else { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $category['href']; ?>"> <img src="catalog/view/theme/<?php echo $this->config->get('config_template'); ?>/image/cat_not_found.png" title="<?php echo $category['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $category['name']; ?>" /></a>
<?php } ?><a class="cate" href="<?php echo $category['href']; ?>"><?php echo $category['name']; ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>
</ul>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php for ($i = 0; $i < count($categories);) { ?>
<ul>
<?php $j = $i + ceil(count($categories) / 4); ?>
<?php for (; $i < $j; $i++) { ?>
<?php if (isset($categories[$i])) { ?>
<li><?php if ($categories[$i]['catimg']) { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $categories[$i]['href']; ?>"> <img src="<?php echo $categories[$i]['catimg']; ?>" title="<?php echo $categories[$i]['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $categories[$i]['name']; ?>" /> </a>
<?php } else { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $categories[$i]['href']; ?>"> <img src="catalog/view/theme/<?php echo $this->config->get('config_template'); ?>/image/cat_not_found.png" title="<?php echo $categories[$i]['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $categories[$i]['name']; ?>" /></a>
<?php } ?><a class="cate" href="<?php echo $categories[$i]['href']; ?>"><?php echo $categories[$i]['name']; ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
Feito isso... tudo certo... minha busca avançada havia desaparecido!
