JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/twitter-bootstrap/2.2.2/css/bootstrap-combined.min.css">
<section class="container well">
  <select>
    <option selected="selected">Choose option</option>
    <option value="volvo">Option 1</option>
    <option>Option 2</option>
    <option>Option 3</option>
    <option>Option 4</option>
  </select>
</section>

JavaScript

$(document).on('click', 'select', function(){
  $("option[selected='selected']", this).remove();
});