diff --git a/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py b/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
index 2ffbe79c8ebedd07c58e2cb712114f049f28b826..aaff41c8272def2c4802c1a617abd731c02560b6 100644
--- a/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/odsh/helpers.py
@@ -514,10 +514,8 @@ def odsh_load_applicable_legislations():
         with open(mapping_file_path) as mapping_json:
             MAPPING = json.loads(
                 mapping_json.read(), object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
-            default = [{'value': 'Geltende Rechtsvorschrift wählen..', 'key': ''}]
             options = [{'key': key, 'value': MAPPING[key]}
                    for key in MAPPING]
-            result = default+options
     except IOError as err:
         log.error(
             'Could not load mapping file from {}'
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ def odsh_load_applicable_legislations():
             .format(mapping_file_path)
         )
         raise
-    return result
+    return options
 
 def odsh_load_hvd_categories():
     '''
@@ -546,10 +544,8 @@ def odsh_load_hvd_categories():
         with open(mapping_file_path) as mapping_json:
             MAPPING = json.loads(
                 mapping_json.read(), object_pairs_hook=OrderedDict)
-            default = [{'value': 'HVD Kategorie wählen..', 'key': ''}]
             options = [{'key': key, 'value': MAPPING[key]}
                    for key in MAPPING]
-            result = default+options
     except IOError as err:
         log.error(
             'Could not load mapping file from {}'
@@ -562,7 +558,7 @@ def odsh_load_hvd_categories():
             .format(mapping_file_path)
         )
         raise
-    return result
+    return options
 
 def odsh_load_mdk_sample_dataset():
     '''