diff --git a/templates/html/validation.html b/templates/html/validation.html
index 6fd88ecffba2ba09f60b38a98949d3dd97998c6e..65a3a20613be1726559573928317b38e6b0a9a3d 100644
--- a/templates/html/validation.html
+++ b/templates/html/validation.html
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         <strong style="margin-left:5em;" >{{XSD_VERSION}}:</strong>
         <select id="xsd_version" size="1">
           <option>{{INTERNAL}}</option>
-          <option>{{LATEST}}</option>
         </select>
 
     </div>
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@
       function getXSDversion() {
         const idx = $xsd_v.prop('selectedIndex');
         if (idx == 0) return false;
-        if (idx == 1) return 'latest';
         return $xsd_v.val();
       }
       function _showError(s) {