diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-teams.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-teams.php
index 798f9cdd..0ea80cfa 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-teams.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-teams.php
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_Event_Teams {
 						$j = 0;
 						foreach ( $tabs as $slug => $tab ) {
 							do_action( 'sportspress_event_teams_meta_box_checklist', $post->ID, $tab['post_type'], ( 0 == $j ? 'block' : 'none' ), $team, $i, $slug );
-							if ( apply_filters( 'sportspress_event_teams_meta_box_default_checklist', true ) ) {
-								sp_post_checklist( $post->ID, $tab['post_type'], ( 0 == $j ? 'block' : 'none' ), array( 'sp_league', 'sp_season', 'sp_current_team' ), $i, $slug );
-							}
 							$j++;
 						}
 					?>
diff --git a/modules/sportspress-lazy-loading.php b/modules/sportspress-lazy-loading.php
index 5bc6f2be..2ad77be3 100644
--- a/modules/sportspress-lazy-loading.php
+++ b/modules/sportspress-lazy-loading.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class SportsPress_Lazy_Loading {
 		add_action( 'wp_ajax_sp-get-players', array( $this, 'get_players' ) );
 		add_action( 'sportspress_event_teams_meta_box_checklist', array( $this, 'checklist' ), 10, 6 );
 		add_filter( 'sportspress_localized_strings', array( $this, 'strings' ) );
-		add_filter( 'sportspress_event_teams_meta_box_default_checklist', '__return_false' );
 	}
 
 	/**