diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-location.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-location.phtml
index 0b9f4295aa7..1ac2281bc2f 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-location.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-location.phtml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-media-object.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-media-object.phtml
index d2dd22fd3b5..d077df00ea4 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-media-object.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-media-object.phtml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-note-object.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-note-object.phtml
index fa4be778e91..73a3dcc769b 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-note-object.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-note-object.phtml
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
-          option.innerHTML = data.text;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-repository.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-repository.phtml
index 84e17637509..81b9ea75b5f 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-repository.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-repository.phtml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-source.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-source.phtml
index 7f369d932ee..c9d45cdb9c3 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-source.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-source.phtml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-submission.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-submission.phtml
index 4ca8ec211cd..697eabfbebb 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-submission.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-submission.phtml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })
diff --git a/resources/views/modals/create-submitter.phtml b/resources/views/modals/create-submitter.phtml
index 7d4f07becd5..d9e20c529d8 100644
--- a/resources/views/modals/create-submitter.phtml
+++ b/resources/views/modals/create-submitter.phtml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ use Fisharebest\Webtrees\Tree;
           // If this modal was activated by the "new" button in a select2
           // edit control, then insert the result and select it.
           let option = new Option(data.text, data.id, true, true);
-          option.innerHTML = option.innerText;
 
           $(select)
             .select2({ escapeMarkup: (x) => x })