diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/lieutenants_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/lieutenants_controller.rb
index 7e6bdcb22..a4c2be8ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/lieutenants_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/lieutenants_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Admin::LieutenantsController < Admin::UsersController
   before_action :permit_search_params, except: [:index]
 
   def index
-    params[:search] ||= LieutenantSearch::DEFAULT_SEARCH
+    params[:search] ||= LieutenantSearch.default_search
     params[:search].permit!
     authorize :lieutenant, :index?
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/lieutenant/lieutenants_controller.rb b/app/controllers/lieutenant/lieutenants_controller.rb
index 7ff9706ff..4a23f3be5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/lieutenant/lieutenants_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/lieutenant/lieutenants_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Lieutenant::LieutenantsController < Lieutenant::BaseController
   def index
     authorize :lieutenant, :index?
 
-    params[:search] ||= LieutenantSearch::DEFAULT_SEARCH
+    params[:search] ||= LieutenantSearch.default_search
     params[:search].permit!
 
     @search = LieutenantSearch.new(Lieutenant.from_county(current_lieutenant.ceremonial_county))
diff --git a/app/search/lieutenant_search.rb b/app/search/lieutenant_search.rb
index 4fa427977..40e57d162 100644
--- a/app/search/lieutenant_search.rb
+++ b/app/search/lieutenant_search.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 class LieutenantSearch < Search
-  DEFAULT_SEARCH = {
-    sort: "full_name",
-    search_filter: {}
-  }
-
   include FullNameSort
 
+  def self.default_search
+    {
+      sort: "full_name",
+      search_filter: {
+        assigned_ceremonial_county: LieutenantSearch.ceremonial_county_options.map(&:second)
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+
   def filter_by_assigned_ceremonial_county(scoped_results, value)
     value = value.map do |v|
       v == "not_assigned" ? nil : v
diff --git a/app/views/admin/lieutenants/index.html.slim b/app/views/admin/lieutenants/index.html.slim
index 0c82bf020..6525259f8 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/lieutenants/index.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/admin/lieutenants/index.html.slim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           .govuk-grid-column-two-third
             .form-group.search-input
               = f.simple_fields_for [:filters, @search.filters] do |g|
-                = render "shared/form_answers/filters/assigned_lieutenancy_filter", g: g, options: LieutenantSearch.ceremonial_county_options, selected_ids: LieutenantSearch.ceremonial_county_options.map(&:second)
+                = render "shared/form_answers/filters/assigned_lieutenancy_filter", g: g, options: LieutenantSearch.ceremonial_county_options
         .govuk-button-group
           = f.submit "Search", class: 'govuk-button'
           = link_to "Clear search",
diff --git a/app/views/shared/form_answers/filters/_assigned_lieutenancy_filter.html.slim b/app/views/shared/form_answers/filters/_assigned_lieutenancy_filter.html.slim
index 878739e4a..22c1d2350 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/form_answers/filters/_assigned_lieutenancy_filter.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/shared/form_answers/filters/_assigned_lieutenancy_filter.html.slim
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 .govuk-grid-column-one-quarter.applications-filter.assigned-lieutenancy-filter
-  - additional_options = defined?(selected_ids) && selected_ids.present? ? { selected: selected_ids } : { }
-
   = g.input :assigned_ceremonial_county,
             include_blank: true,
             collection: options,
             label: 'Lord Lieutenancy assigned',
-            input_html: { multiple: true, class: 'js-admin-filter-option' },
-            **additional_options
+            input_html: { multiple: true, class: 'js-admin-filter-option' }