diff --git a/db/zm_create.sql.in b/db/zm_create.sql.in
index e9f0ca9ab..26d31dd2f 100644
--- a/db/zm_create.sql.in
+++ b/db/zm_create.sql.in
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `Monitors` (
   `TrackDelay` smallint(5) unsigned,
   `ReturnLocation` tinyint(3) NOT NULL default '-1',
   `ReturnDelay` smallint(5) unsigned,
-  `DefaultView` enum('Events','Control') NOT NULL default 'Events',
   `DefaultRate` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '100',
   `DefaultScale` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '100',
   `SignalCheckPoints` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL default '0',
diff --git a/db/zm_update-1.33.0.sql b/db/zm_update-1.33.0.sql
index ebf6573a7..624d254eb 100644
--- a/db/zm_update-1.33.0.sql
+++ b/db/zm_update-1.33.0.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 --
 -- This updates a 1.32.3 database to 1.33.0
 --
--- No changes required
+--
+-- Remove DefaultView from Monitors table.
 --
 
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*)
+    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
+    WHERE table_name = 'Monitors'
+    AND table_schema = DATABASE()
+    AND column_name = 'DefaultView'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE Monitors DROP COLUMN DefaultView"
+"SELECT 'Column DefaultView no longer exists in Monitors'",
+));
+
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
index 72d8a0aca..dfc96b547 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ if ( ! $monitor ) {
           'FPSReportInterval' => 100,
           'RefBlendPerc' => 6,
           'AlarmRefBlendPerc' => 6,
-          'DefaultView' => 'Events',
           'DefaultRate' => '100',
           'DefaultScale' => '100',
           'SignalCheckPoints' => '10',
@@ -657,7 +656,6 @@ if ( $tab != 'misc' ) {
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[MotionFrameSkip]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->MotionFrameSkip()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[AnalysisUpdateDelay]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->AnalysisUpdateDelay()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[FPSReportInterval]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->FPSReportInterval()) ?>"/>
-      <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultView]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultView()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultRate]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultRate()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[DefaultScale]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->DefaultScale()) ?>"/>
       <input type="hidden" name="newMonitor[WebColour]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->WebColour()) ?>"/>
@@ -1010,17 +1008,6 @@ if ( $monitor->Type() == 'Local' ) {
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('MotionFrameSkip') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[MotionFrameSkip]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->MotionFrameSkip()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('AnalysisUpdateDelay') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[AnalysisUpdateDelay]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->AnalysisUpdateDelay()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('FPSReportInterval') ?></td><td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[FPSReportInterval]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->FPSReportInterval()) ?>" size="6"/></td></tr>
-        <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultView') ?></td><td><select name="newMonitor[DefaultView]">
-<?php
-      foreach ( getEnumValues( 'Monitors', 'DefaultView' ) as $opt_view ) {
-        if ( $opt_view == 'Control' && ( !ZM_OPT_CONTROL || !$monitor->Controllable()) )
-          continue;
-?>
-          <option value="<?php echo $opt_view ?>"<?php if ( $opt_view == $monitor->DefaultView()) { ?> selected="selected"<?php } ?>><?php echo $opt_view ?></option>
-<?php
-      }
-?>
-        </select></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultRate') ?></td><td><?php echo htmlSelect( "newMonitor[DefaultRate]", $rates, $monitor->DefaultRate() ); ?></td></tr>
         <tr><td><?php echo translate('DefaultScale') ?></td><td><?php echo htmlSelect( "newMonitor[DefaultScale]", $scales, $monitor->DefaultScale() ); ?></td></tr>
         <tr>