diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-modifications.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-modifications.sh
index 8bc8fea0b..1139637e0 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-modifications.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/71-modifications.sh
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ else
     sed -i "s|https://allaboutbirds.org/guide/\$comname|https://allaboutbirds.org/guide/\$comnameen|g" "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/stats.php
 fi
 
-# Avoid to preselect the title
-echo "... avoiding title preselection in tables"
-sed -i "s|option selected value=|option value=|g" /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/include_list.php
-sed -i "s|option selected value=|option value=|g" /home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/exclude_list.php
-
 # Correct services to start as user pi
 echo "... correct services to start as pi"
 for file in $(find "$HOME"/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet*.service -print0 | xargs -0 basename -a) livestream.service chart_viewer.service chart_viewer.service spectrogram_viewer.service; do