diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/exporters.py b/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/exporters.py
index 1059001cb..75607d65f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/exporters.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/exporters.py
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ class CheckinLogList(ListExporter):
                      widget=forms.RadioSelect(
                          attrs={'class': 'scrolling-choice'}
                      ),
-                     initial=self.event.checkin_lists.first()
                  )),
                 ('items',
                  forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField(