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HTML

<select class="generic-widget" id="auth_user_group_id" name="group_id">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="2">admin</option>
<option value="3">user</option>
<option value="1">guest</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $('option').each(function(){
        if($(this).attr('value') == '1') {
            $(this).remove();
        }
    });
});