diff --git a/src/app/demo/components/pages/crud/crud.component.html b/src/app/demo/components/pages/crud/crud.component.html
index 8e0fa56..9ae084a 100644
--- a/src/app/demo/components/pages/crud/crud.component.html
+++ b/src/app/demo/components/pages/crud/crud.component.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
                 <div class="field">
                     <label for="status">Inventory Status</label>
-                    <p-dropdown id="status" [options]="statuses" optionLabel="label" [(ngModel)]="product.inventoryStatus" placeholder="Select a Status">
+                    <p-dropdown id="status" [options]="statuses" optionLabel="label" [(ngModel)]="product.inventoryStatus">
                         <ng-template pTemplate="selectedItem">
                             <span *ngIf="product && product.inventoryStatus" [class]="'product-badge status-' + product.inventoryStatus.value.toLowerCase()">{{product.inventoryStatus.value}}</span>
                         </ng-template>