diff --git a/registration/migrations/0015_alter_participantregistration_gender.py b/registration/migrations/0015_alter_participantregistration_gender.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114c8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registration/migrations/0015_alter_participantregistration_gender.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.5 on 2025-03-27 19:18
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("registration", "0014_participantregistration_country"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="participantregistration",
+            name="gender",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[("female", "Female"), ("male", "Male"), ("other", "Other")],
+                max_length=6,
+                verbose_name="gender",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/registration/models.py b/registration/models.py
index b169610..a9ded72 100644
--- a/registration/models.py
+++ b/registration/models.py
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ class ParticipantRegistration(Registration):
             ("male", _("Male")),
             ("other", _("Other")),
         ],
-        default="other",
     )
 
     address = models.CharField(