diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar_development.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar_development.tmpl
index 7d33e4a6f7..545d826846 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar_development.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar_development.tmpl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 				<div class="ui fluid dropdown selection">
 					<select name="source_branch_name">
 						{{range .Branches}}
-							<option value="{{.}}"{{if eq . $.Issue.Ref}} checked{{end}}>{{.}}</option>
+							<option value="{{.}}">{{.}}</option>
 						{{end}}
 					</select>
 					{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}