diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/sidebar/Ownership/EditOwnersModal.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/sidebar/Ownership/EditOwnersModal.tsx
index 9dcbf42aac2f56..0197a1655a9464 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/sidebar/Ownership/EditOwnersModal.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/containers/profile/sidebar/Ownership/EditOwnersModal.tsx
@@ -332,18 +332,7 @@ export const EditOwnersModal = ({
     function handleBlur() {
         setInputValue('');
     }
-    const [defaultValue, setDefaultValue] = useState<any>();
 
-    // If the modal content is dynamic or the modal is not rendered immediately.
-    // we ned need to use the useEffect hook to ensure that the Select component gets the default value after the modal is mounted.
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const defaultOwner = selectedOwners.map((owner) => ({
-            key: owner.value.ownerUrn,
-            value: owner.value.ownerUrn,
-            label: owner.label,
-        }));
-        setDefaultValue(defaultOwner);
-    }, [selectedOwners]);
     return (
         <Modal
             title={title || `${operationType === OperationType.ADD ? 'Add' : 'Remove'} Owners`}
@@ -387,7 +376,6 @@ export const EditOwnersModal = ({
                             tagRender={tagRender}
                             onBlur={handleBlur}
                             value={selectedOwners as any}
-                            defaultValue={defaultValue}
                         >
                             {ownerSearchOptions}
                         </SelectInput>