diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/help.js b/src/main/webapp/js/help.js
index b1b96c2e8..04356c40f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/help.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/help.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ $(function(){
 	});
 
 	$('#searchOptionsClearButton').on('click', function(e) {
-		$('#labelTypeSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#sortSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#numSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
+		$('#labelTypeSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', -1);
+		$('#langSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#sortSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#numSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
 		return false;
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/index.js b/src/main/webapp/js/index.js
index 6864d99e7..5caa745dc 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/index.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/index.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ $(function(){
 	});
 
 	$('#searchOptionsClearButton').on('click', function(e) {
-		$('#labelTypeSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#sortSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#numSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
+		$('#labelTypeSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', -1);
+		$('#langSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#sortSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#numSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
 		return false;
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/search.js b/src/main/webapp/js/search.js
index 315ce7803..a27c78143 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/search.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/search.js
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ $(function(){
 	});
 
 	$('#searchOptionsClearButton').on('click', function(e) {
-		$('#labelTypeSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#sortSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
-		$('#numSearchOption option').removeProp('selected');
+		$('#labelTypeSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', -1);
+		$('#langSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#sortSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
+		$('#numSearchOption').prop('selectedIndex', 0);
 		return false;
 	});