Hide default woocommerce category from product category widget #php

hide_default_woo_cat_from_widget.php

<?php 
/* hide uncategorized product category */
add_filter( 'woocommerce_product_categories_widget_args', 'custom_woocommerce_product_subcategories_args' );
function custom_woocommerce_product_subcategories_args( $args ) {

	$args['exclude'] = get_option( 'default_product_cat' );
	return $args;
	
}