diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_featured.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_featured.xml
index 99b1b8fd7a61d..eafd9dec717c2 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_featured.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/forms/filter_featured.xml
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@
 			class="multipleTags"
 			mode="nested"
 			onchange="this.form.submit();"
-			>
-			<option value="">JOPTION_SELECT_TAG</option>
-		</field>
+		/>
 
 		<field
 			name="level"