diff --git a/ietf/static/js/select2.js b/ietf/static/js/select2.js
index 34611e1ef..153a11a10 100644
--- a/ietf/static/js/select2.js
+++ b/ietf/static/js/select2.js
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ window.setupSelect2Field = function (e) {
                 .focus()
         });
 
+    // Remove spurious title attribute (https://github.com/select2/select2/pull/3988)
+    $(document)
+        .on("mouseenter", ".select2-selection__rendered", function () { $(this)
+                .removeAttr("title"); });
+
     e.select2({
         multiple: maxEntries !== 1,
         maximumSelectionSize: maxEntries,
@@ -109,11 +114,4 @@ $(document)
                     return;
                 setupSelect2Field($(this));
             });
-
-        // Remove spurious title attribute (https://github.com/select2/select2/pull/3988)
-        $(".select2-selection__rendered")
-            .hover(function () {
-                $(this)
-                    .removeAttr("title");
-            });
     });