diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_repos.py b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_repos.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_repos.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/admin/tests/test_admin_repos.py
@@ -84,15 +84,13 @@ class TestAdminRepos(object):
         with mock.patch('rhodecode.BACKENDS', {'git': 'git'}):
             response = self.app.get(route_path('repo_new'), status=200)
         assert_response = response.assert_response()
-        element = assert_response.get_element('#repo_type')
-        assert element.text_content() == '\ngit\n'
+        element = assert_response.get_element('[name=repo_type]')
+        assert element.get('value') == 'git'
 
     def test_create_page_non_restricted_backends(self, autologin_user, backend):
         response = self.app.get(route_path('repo_new'), status=200)
         assert_response = response.assert_response()
-        assert_response.element_contains('#repo_type', 'git')
-        assert_response.element_contains('#repo_type', 'svn')
-        assert_response.element_contains('#repo_type', 'hg')
+        assert ['hg', 'git', 'svn'] == [x.get('value') for x in assert_response.get_elements('[name=repo_type]')]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "suffix", [u'', u'xxa'], ids=['', 'non-ascii'])
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.mako
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@
             setCopyPermsOption(e.val)
         });
 
-        $("#repo_type").select2({
-            'containerCssClass': "drop-menu",
-            'dropdownCssClass': "drop-menu-dropdown",
-            'minimumResultsForSearch': -1,
-        });
-
         $('#repo_name').focus();
 
         $('#select_my_group').on('click', function(e){