diff --git a/CustomFields/CustomFieldChoice.php b/CustomFields/CustomFieldChoice.php
index 6caf4b130..c9129138d 100644
--- a/CustomFields/CustomFieldChoice.php
+++ b/CustomFields/CustomFieldChoice.php
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class CustomFieldChoice extends AbstractCustomField
         $options = array(
             'multiple' => $customFieldOptions[self::MULTIPLE],
             'choices' =>  array_combine(array_values($choices),array_keys($choices)),
-            'choices_as_values' => true,
             'required' => $customField->isRequired(),
             'label' =>  $this->translatableStringHelper->localize($customField->getName()));