diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.js
index fb649e6d1b3..e4db510cad9 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ erpnext.accounts.CostCenterController = frappe.ui.form.Controller.extend({
 				return {
 					filters:[
 						['Account', 'company', '=', me.frm.doc.company],
-						['Account', 'root_type', '=', 'Expense'],
-						['Account', 'is_group', '=', '0'],
+						['Account', 'is_group', '=', '0']
 					]
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
index 0f51a00cd6b..072bf60863a 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/cost_center/cost_center.py
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ class CostCenter(NestedSet):
 		for d in self.get('budgets'):
 			if d.account:
 				account_details = frappe.db.get_value("Account", d.account, 
-					["is_group", "company", "root_type"], as_dict=1)
+					["is_group", "company", "report_type"], as_dict=1)
 				if account_details.is_group:
 					frappe.throw(_("Budget cannot be assigned against Group Account {0}").format(d.account))
 				elif account_details.company != self.company:
 					frappe.throw(_("Account {0} does not belongs to company {1}").format(d.account, self.company))
-				elif account_details.root_type != "Expense":
-					frappe.throw(_("Budget cannot be assigned against {0}, as it's not an Expense account")
+				elif account_details.report_type != "Profit and Loss":
+					frappe.throw(_("Budget cannot be assigned against {0}, as it's not an Income or Expense account")
 						.format(d.account))
 
 				if [d.account, d.fiscal_year] in check_acc_list:
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
index 199769416e8..07606be1f75 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/utils.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def get_stock_and_account_difference(account_list=None, posting_date=None):
 
 def validate_expense_against_budget(args):
 	args = frappe._dict(args)
-	if frappe.db.get_value("Account", {"name": args.account, "report_type": "Profit and Loss"}):
+	if frappe.db.get_value("Account", {"name": args.account, "root_type": "Expense"}):
 			budget = frappe.db.sql("""
 				select bd.budget_allocated, cc.distribution_id
 				from `tabCost Center` cc, `tabBudget Detail` bd