diff --git a/db/zm_create.sql.in b/db/zm_create.sql.in
index 91c34163d..d19afd600 100644
--- a/db/zm_create.sql.in
+++ b/db/zm_create.sql.in
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `Monitors` (
   `TrackDelay` smallint(5) unsigned,
   `ReturnLocation` tinyint(3) NOT NULL default '-1',
   `ReturnDelay` smallint(5) unsigned,
-  `DefaultView` enum('Events','Control') NOT NULL default 'Events',
   `DefaultRate` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '100',
   `DefaultScale` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '100',
   `SignalCheckPoints` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL default '0',
diff --git a/db/zm_update-1.32.3.sql b/db/zm_update-1.32.3.sql
index fe38baede..8f898de6b 100644
--- a/db/zm_update-1.32.3.sql
+++ b/db/zm_update-1.32.3.sql
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 --
 
 INSERT INTO MonitorPresets VALUES (NULL,'D-link DCS-930L, 640x480, mjpeg','Remote','http',0,0,'http','simple','<ip-address>',80,'/mjpeg.cgi',NULL,640,480,3,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,100,100);
+
+ALTER TABLE Monitors DROP COLUMN DefaultView;
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
index c030a151f..c2e6f357a 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ if ( ! $monitor ) {
           'FPSReportInterval' => 100,
           'RefBlendPerc' => 6,
           'AlarmRefBlendPerc' => 6,
-          'DefaultView' => 'Events',
           'DefaultRate' => '100',
           'DefaultScale' => '100',
           'SignalCheckPoints' => '10',
@@ -657,7 +656,6 @@ if ( $tab != 'misc' ) {
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[MotionFrameSkip]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->MotionFrameSkip()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[AnalysisUpdateDelay]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->AnalysisUpdateDelay()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[FPSReportInterval]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->FPSReportInterval()) ?>"/>
-      <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultView]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultView()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultRate]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultRate()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultScale]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultScale()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[WebColour]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->WebColour()) ?>"/>
@@ -1010,17 +1008,6 @@ if ( $monitor->Type() == 'Local' ) {
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('MotionFrameSkip') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[MotionFrameSkip]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->MotionFrameSkip()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('AnalysisUpdateDelay') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[AnalysisUpdateDelay]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->AnalysisUpdateDelay()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('FPSReportInterval') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[FPSReportInterval]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->FPSReportInterval()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
-        <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultView') ?></td><td><select name="newMonitor[DefaultView]">
-<?php
-      foreach ( getEnumValues( 'Monitors', 'DefaultView' ) as $opt_view ) {
-        if ( $opt_view == 'Control' && ( !ZM_OPT_CONTROL || !$monitor->Controllable()) )
-          continue;
-?>
-          <option value="<?php echo $opt_view ?>"<?php if ( $opt_view == $monitor->DefaultView()) { ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>><?php echo $opt_view ?></option>
-<?php
-      }
-?>
-        </select></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultRate') ?></td><td><?php echo htmlSelect( "newMonitor[DefaultRate]", $rates, $monitor->DefaultRate() ); ?></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultScale') ?></td><td><?php echo htmlSelect( "newMonitor[DefaultScale]", $scales, $monitor->DefaultScale() ); ?></td></tr>
         <tr>