diff --git a/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py b/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
index be01520db4d66f263567a089e061d3fb6a0e418b..dae9cf0ecfe5abe3e357ba59632707e89d7bacfa 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/funds/forms.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from django import forms
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
-from django_select2.forms import Select2Widget
 
 from opentech.apply.categories.models import MetaTerm
 from opentech.apply.users.models import User
@@ -239,6 +238,8 @@ class UpdateReviewersForm(ApplicationSubmissionModelForm):
         for role, reviewer in assigned_roles.items():
             if reviewer:
                 AssignedReviewers.objects.update_role(role, reviewer, instance)
+            else:
+                AssignedReviewers.objects.filter(role=role, submission=instance).delete()
 
         # 2. Update non-role reviewers
         # 2a. Remove those not on form
@@ -302,6 +303,9 @@ class BatchUpdateReviewersForm(forms.Form):
         for role, reviewer in assigned_roles.items():
             if reviewer:
                 AssignedReviewers.objects.update_role(role, reviewer, *submissions)
+            else:
+                for submission in submissions:
+                    AssignedReviewers.objects.filter(role=role, submission=submission).delete()
 
         return None
 
@@ -314,9 +318,6 @@ def make_role_reviewer_fields():
         field_name = 'role_reviewer_' + slugify(str(role))
         field = forms.ModelChoiceField(
             queryset=staff_reviewers,
-            widget=Select2Widget(attrs={
-                'data-placeholder': 'Select a reviewer',
-            }),
             required=False,
             label=mark_safe(render_icon(role.icon) + f'{role.name} Reviewer'),
         )