diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/themes/carbon/SelectWidget/SelectWidget.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/themes/carbon/SelectWidget/SelectWidget.tsx
index 6f55ef1bf..7e644055d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/themes/carbon/SelectWidget/SelectWidget.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/themes/carbon/SelectWidget/SelectWidget.tsx
@@ -56,17 +56,6 @@ function SelectWidget({
     errorMessageForField = rawErrors[0];
   }
 
-  // ok. so in safari, the select widget showed the first option, whereas in chrome it forced you to select an option.
-  // this change causes chrome to also show the first option. now all browsers are consistent on our site. you no longer have to select anything.
-  // setting the value prop causes it to show the first option.
-  // calling onChange actually gets it set in the form data.
-  if (value === undefined) {
-    if (enumOptions) {
-      value = enumOptions[0].value;
-      onChange(value);
-    }
-  }
-
   // maybe use placeholder somehow. it was previously jammed into the helperText field,
   // but allowing ui:help to grab that spot seems much more appropriate.