diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/digitize/components/typeMaterial/typeMaterial.vue b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/digitize/components/typeMaterial/typeMaterial.vue
index 5e86cf014a..66f0b64dc1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/tasks/digitize/components/typeMaterial/typeMaterial.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/tasks/digitize/components/typeMaterial/typeMaterial.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
               ref="smartSelector"
               model="taxon_names"
               klass="TypeMaterial"
-              target="TypeMaterial"
               :params="{ 'nomenclature_group[]': 'SpeciesGroup' }"
               :autocomplete-params="{ 'nomenclature_group[]': 'SpeciesGroup' }"
               pin-section="TaxonNames"