diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-details.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-details.php
index f741342d..604080f8 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-details.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-details.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_Event_Details {
 		<?php
 		foreach ( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
 			if ( 'sp_venue' == $taxonomy ) continue;
-			sp_taxonomy_field( $taxonomy, $post, true, true );
+			sp_taxonomy_field( $taxonomy, $post, true, true, __( 'None', 'sportspress' ) );
 		}
 		?>
 		<div class="sp-event-sp_venue-field">
diff --git a/includes/sp-core-functions.php b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
index 0168d965..af86f544 100644
--- a/includes/sp-core-functions.php
+++ b/includes/sp-core-functions.php
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sp_get_next_event' ) ) {
 }
 
 if ( !function_exists( 'sp_taxonomy_field' ) ) {
-	function sp_taxonomy_field( $taxonomy = 'category', $post = null, $multiple = false, $trigger = false ) {
+	function sp_taxonomy_field( $taxonomy = 'category', $post = null, $multiple = false, $trigger = false, $placeholder = null ) {
 		$obj = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy );
 		if ( $obj ) {
 			$post_type = get_post_type( $post );
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ if ( !function_exists( 'sp_taxonomy_field' ) ) {
 						'values' => 'term_id',
 						'class' => 'sp-has-dummy widefat' . ( $trigger ? ' sp-ajax-trigger' : '' ),
 						'chosen' => true,
-						'placeholder' => __( 'All', 'sportspress' ),
+						'placeholder' => $placeholder ? $placeholder : __( 'All', 'sportspress' ),
 					);
 					if ( $multiple ) {
 						$args['property'] = 'multiple';