diff --git a/module/bug/view/create.html.php b/module/bug/view/create.html.php
index fb92e5afca..8dc5594d72 100644
--- a/module/bug/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/bug/view/create.html.php
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ js::set('confirmDeleteTemplate', $lang->bug->confirmDeleteTemplate);
                     }
                 }
                 $priList = $lang->bug->priList;
-                if(end($priList))
-                {
-                    unset($priList[0]);
-                    $priList[0] = '';
-                }
+                if(end($priList)) unset($priList[0]);
                 ?>
                 <?php if($hasCustomPri):?>
                 <?php echo html::select('pri', (array)$priList, $pri, "class='form-control'");?>
diff --git a/module/story/view/create.html.php b/module/story/view/create.html.php
index 8c86cd4d1c..c01944a897 100644
--- a/module/story/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/story/view/create.html.php
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
                             break;
                         }
                     }
+
                     $priList = $lang->story->priList;
+                    if(end($priList)) unset($priList[0]);
                     ?>
                     <?php if($hasCustomPri):?>
                     <?php echo html::select('pri', (array)$priList, $pri, "class='form-control'");?>
diff --git a/module/task/view/create.html.php b/module/task/view/create.html.php
index d7f4ff5b37..d86891f449 100644
--- a/module/task/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/create.html.php
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@
                   }
               }
               $priList = $lang->task->priList;
-              if(end($priList))
-              {
-                  unset($priList[0]);
-                  $priList[0] = '';
-              }
+              if(end($priList)) unset($priList[0]);
               ?>
               <?php if($hasCustomPri):?>
               <?php echo html::select('pri', (array)$priList, $task->pri, "class='form-control'");?>
diff --git a/module/testcase/view/create.html.php b/module/testcase/view/create.html.php
index c3ce4a5ad9..0677028730 100644
--- a/module/testcase/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/testcase/view/create.html.php
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@
                   }
               }
               $priList = $lang->testcase->priList;
-              if(end($priList))
-              {
-                  unset($priList[0]);
-                  $priList[0] = '';
-              }
+              if(end($priList)) unset($priList[0]);
               ?>
               <?php if($hasCustomPri):?>
               <?php echo html::select('pri', (array)$priList, $pri, "class='form-control'");?>