diff --git a/app/views/fields/select/_form.html.erb b/app/views/fields/select/_form.html.erb
index 5d036c73c4..1e9960c0a5 100644
--- a/app/views/fields/select/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/fields/select/_form.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ to be displayed on a resource's edit form page.
         field.selectable_options,
         :last,
         :first,
-        field.data.presence,
+        field.data,
       )
     ) %>
   <% else %>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ to be displayed on a resource's edit form page.
         field.selectable_options,
         :to_s,
         :to_s,
-        field.data.presence,
+        field.data,
       )
     ) %>
   <% end %>