diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.instrumentSelector.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.instrumentSelector.js
index eca325fc1..963c2dc04 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.instrumentSelector.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.instrumentSelector.js
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
         return false;
       };
 
-      var $select = $(context._.template($('#template-icon-instrument-select').html(), {instruments:context.JK.getInstrumentIconMap24()}, { variable: 'data' }));
+      var instruments = context.JK.getInstrumentIconMap24();
+      delete instruments['default']; //shouldn't be able to select 'default' here -- VRFS-1809
+      var $select = $(context._.template($('#template-icon-instrument-select').html(), {instruments:instruments}, { variable: 'data' }));
       var $ul = $select.find('ul');
       var $currentInstrument = $select.find('.current-instrument');