diff --git a/affiliations/forms.py b/affiliations/forms.py
index 63a1c09f42003e494fc758aa88113ba41acbe6b2..afe9b279e237341068f379fee6008e4959047fef 100644
--- a/affiliations/forms.py
+++ b/affiliations/forms.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from .models import Affiliation, Institution
 class AffiliationForm(forms.ModelForm):
     name = forms.CharField(label='* Institution', max_length=300)
     country = LazyTypedChoiceField(
-        choices=countries, label='* Country', widget=CountrySelectWidget(), default='NL')
+        choices=countries, label='* Country', widget=CountrySelectWidget())
 
     class Meta:
         model = Affiliation