> I tried: $("option").val(["asc.212-servicing","asc.333-air- > conditioning" ]).remove();
the .val() method sets or gets an element's value, which in your case is happening just before it removes all the options elements. :-) You want to use a selector. I can't think of a convenient way to select multiple elements given their option values, other than something verbose like this: $('option[value="asc.212-servicing"], option[value="asc.333-air- conditioning"]').remove();