diff --git a/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py b/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
index 253289f07fb28833421c0fc3fdad1a2523bf0055..bc8dea9ec0811b83eb85dafa8074cf77cb597858 100644
--- a/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
@@ -731,11 +731,8 @@ def get_spatial_for_selection():
         spatial_mapping = list(cr)
 
     unique_mapping = []
-    require_spatial_uri = toolkit.asbool(
-        toolkit.config.get('ckanext.odsh.require_spatial_uri', False)
-    )
-    if not require_spatial_uri:
-        unique_mapping.append({'value': toolkit._('Select spatial reference..'), 'key': ''})
+
+    unique_mapping.append({'value': toolkit._('Select spatial reference..'), 'key': ''})
     seen_values = set()
     for key, value, _ in spatial_mapping:
         if value in seen_values: