diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/ofn-select2.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/ofn-select2.js.coffee
index ec454e9216..132480d987 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/ofn-select2.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/index_utils/directives/ofn-select2.js.coffee
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ angular.module("admin.indexUtils").directive "ofnSelect2", ($sanitize, $timeout)
       element.select2
         minimumResultsForSearch: scope.minSearch || 0
         data: { results: scope.data, text: scope.text }
-        initSelection: (element, callback) ->
-          callback scope.data[0]
         formatSelection: (item) ->
           item[scope.text]
         formatResult: (item) ->