diff --git a/modules/configuration/jsx/configuration_helper.js b/modules/configuration/jsx/configuration_helper.js
index 4be71bf2273..45c6aacc3e8 100644
--- a/modules/configuration/jsx/configuration_helper.js
+++ b/modules/configuration/jsx/configuration_helper.js
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ $(function() {
     $('.btn-remove').on('click', function(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
 
-        let options = $(this).parent().parent().children().prop('options');
-        let selectedIndex = $(this)
-                            .parent().parent().children()
-                            .prop('selectedIndex');
-        let selectedOption = options[selectedIndex].text;
+        let selectedOption = $(this).parent().parent().children()
+                             .prop('value');
+
         let fieldName = $(this)
                         .parent().parent().parent().parent().parent().children()
                         .attr('data-original-title');