diff --git a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
index 45d6e08dc1..b8f6de63d3 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
@@ -570,15 +570,6 @@ function settings (container, appAPI, appEvents) {
     </div>
   `
 
-  setTimeout(function () {
-    var select = document.querySelector('#selectExEnvOptions')
-    var optionVMindex = 0
-    if (appAPI.config.get('settings/always-use-vm')) {
-      // select.options[optionVMindex].selected = true
-      select.selectedIndex = optionVMindex
-    }
-  }, 0)
-
   // EVENTS
   appEvents.udapp.register('transactionExecuted', (error, from, to, data, lookupOnly, txResult) => {
     if (error) return