diff --git a/app/views/traits/edit.html.erb b/app/views/traits/edit.html.erb
index 2e2d707d5..4980410b5 100644
--- a/app/views/traits/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/traits/edit.html.erb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="four columns omega">
                   <%= f.label :access_level %>
-                  <%= f.select :access_level, [["1.Restricted",1],['2.EBI Researchers',2],['3.External Researchers',3],['4.Public',4]], :selected => 2,:class => "input-full" %>
+                  <%= f.select :access_level, [["1.Restricted",1],['2.EBI Researchers',2],['3.External Researchers',3],['4.Public',4]], :class => "input-full" %>
                 </div>
               </div>
         
diff --git a/app/views/yields/edit.html.erb b/app/views/yields/edit.html.erb
index 253303973..11ad4f280 100644
--- a/app/views/yields/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/yields/edit.html.erb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             <%= f.select :dateloc, options_for_select($dateloc_drop.sort, f.object.dateloc || $dateloc_drop_default), :class => "input-full" %>
             <br />
             <%= f.label :access_level %>
-            <%= f.select :access_level, [["1.Restricted",1],['2.EBI',2],['3.External',3],['4.Public',4]], :selected => current_user.access_level, :class => "input-full" %>
+            <%= f.select :access_level, [["1.Restricted",1],['2.EBI',2],['3.External',3],['4.Public',4]], :class => "input-full" %>
           </div>
           <div class="eight columns omega">
             <%= f.label :notes %>