diff --git a/reports/catalogue_stats.pl b/reports/catalogue_stats.pl
index 6145b82d83..5414499069 100755
--- a/reports/catalogue_stats.pl
+++ b/reports/catalogue_stats.pl
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ my $output           = "screen";
 my $output_input     = $input->param("output");
 my $basename         = "Export";
 my $basename_input   = $input->param("basename");
-our $sep = C4::Context->csv_delimiter();
-my $sep_input = $input->param("sep");
+
+our $sep = C4::Context->csv_delimiter( scalar $input->param("sep") );
 
 my $item_itype;
 
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ if ($basename_input) {
     }
 }
 
-#NOTE: Validate sep parameter
-my $delimiter_choices = GetDelimiterChoices();
-my %allowed_seps      = map { $_ => 1 } @{ $delimiter_choices->{values} };
-if ( $sep_input && $allowed_seps{$sep_input} ) {
-    $sep = $sep_input;
-}
-
 if(C4::Context->preference('item-level_itypes')) {
 	$item_itype = "items\.itype"
 } else {