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HTML
<select id="list" class="form-control select2 select2-hidden-accessible" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
<option value="None">None</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
</select>
JavaScript
$('#list option[value="None"]').remove();
$('#list').select2();