Remove Category “Featured” form Category List

/*
 * Remove Category "Featured" form Category List Except Admin.
 */

function remove_category_from_category_list( $categories ) {

    if ( is_admin() ) {
        return $categories;
    }

    $removed = array();

    foreach ( $categories as $category ) {

        if ( $category->name == "Featured" ) {
            continue;
        }

        $removed[] = $category;
    }

    return $removed;
}
add_filter( 'get_the_categories', 'remove_category_from_category_list' );

/*
 * Remove Category "Featured" form Shop Category List.
 */
function exclude_shop_category( $terms, $taxonomies, $args ) {
	$new_terms = array();
	if ( is_shop() ) {
		foreach ( $terms as $key => $term ) {
			if ( is_object( $term ) ) {
				if ( 'featured' == $term->slug && $term->taxonomy = 'product_cat' ) {
					unset( $terms[ $key ] );
				}
			}
		}
	}

	return $terms;
}
add_filter( 'get_terms', 'exclude_shop_category', 10, 3 );