diff --git a/webui/components/audio_settings.py b/webui/components/audio_settings.py
index 265ec5a..c9c2332 100644
--- a/webui/components/audio_settings.py
+++ b/webui/components/audio_settings.py
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ def render_indextts_reference_audio_selector(tr, tts_config, key_prefix):
         tr("Reference Audio Source"),
         options=list(reference_audio_source_labels.keys()),
         selection_mode="single",
-        default=default_reference_audio_source,
         key=reference_audio_source_key,
         format_func=lambda source: tr(reference_audio_source_labels[source]),
         help=tr("Reference Audio Source Help"),