diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/__init__.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/__init__.py
rename to erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/__init__.py
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.js b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.js
similarity index 74%
rename from erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.js
rename to erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.js
index f1c5d70640d..10e5c04dcc2 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.js
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
-// License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+// Copyright (c) 2018, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
+// For license information, please see license.txt
 
 cur_frm.cscript.refresh = function(doc) {
 	cur_frm.set_intro(doc.__islocal ? "" : __("There is nothing to edit."))
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.json b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.json
similarity index 94%
rename from erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.json
rename to erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.json
index d7d7084d7ff..35fafac4ff6 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.json
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  "allow_guest_to_view": 0, 
  "allow_import": 1, 
  "allow_rename": 1, 
- "autoname": "field:supplier_type", 
+ "autoname": "field:supplier_group_name", 
  "beta": 0, 
  "creation": "2013-01-10 16:34:24", 
  "custom": 0, 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "columns": 0, 
-   "fieldname": "supplier_type", 
+   "fieldname": "supplier_group_name", 
    "fieldtype": "Data", 
    "hidden": 0, 
    "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    "in_global_search": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 1, 
    "in_standard_filter": 0, 
-   "label": "Supplier Type", 
+   "label": "Supplier Group Name", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
    "oldfieldname": "supplier_type", 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
    "reqd": 1, 
    "search_index": 0, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
   {
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
   {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
   {
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }, 
   {
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
    "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "translatable": 0, 
    "unique": 0
   }
  ], 
@@ -177,15 +182,14 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2017-09-04 18:54:10.093500", 
+ "modified": "2018-04-19 07:45:03.495577", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Setup", 
- "name": "Supplier Type", 
+ "name": "Supplier Group", 
  "owner": "Administrator", 
  "permissions": [
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -205,7 +209,6 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -225,7 +228,6 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 1, 
    "delete": 1, 
@@ -245,7 +247,6 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -265,7 +266,6 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53ab2151905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/supplier_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2018, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+from frappe.model.document import Document
+
+class SupplierGroup(Document):
+	pass
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_records.json b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_records.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1681e2a6478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_records.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[
+	{
+		"doctype": "Supplier Group",
+		"supplier_group_name": "_Test Supplier Group"
+	}
+]
+   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.js b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.js
similarity index 71%
rename from erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.js
rename to erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.js
index 085dddd0b6f..976dd2cc4f3 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.js
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.js
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 // rename this file from _test_[name] to test_[name] to activate
 // and remove above this line
 
-QUnit.test("test: Supplier Type", function (assert) {
+QUnit.test("test: Supplier Group", function (assert) {
 	let done = assert.async();
 
 	// number of asserts
 	assert.expect(1);
 
 	frappe.run_serially([
-		// insert a new Supplier Type
-		() => frappe.tests.make('Supplier Type', [
+		// insert a new Supplier Group
+		() => frappe.tests.make('Supplier Group', [
 			// values to be set
 			{key: 'value'}
 		]),
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e3d23d6bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_group/test_supplier_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2018, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# See license.txt
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import frappe
+test_records = frappe.get_test_records('Supplier Group')
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/README.md b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 0da4c708ac7..00000000000
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Supplier classification.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d237469e37..00000000000
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/supplier_type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
-# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-import frappe
-
-from frappe.model.document import Document
-
-class SupplierType(Document):
-	pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_records.json b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_records.json
deleted file mode 100644
index fd632c5afde..00000000000
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_records.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[
- {
-  "doctype": "Supplier Type",
-  "supplier_type": "_Test Supplier Type"
- }
-]
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fa8a44b1d8..00000000000
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/supplier_type/test_supplier_type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
-# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-
-import frappe
-test_records = frappe.get_test_records('Supplier Type')
\ No newline at end of file