diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
 ## Version 1.0.3.1 (2025-07-14)
 
 * Add support for GHC 9.10
+
+## Version 1.1.0.0 (2025-07-14)
+
+* Remove initialSelectionChoosableItem class function; it didn't always have a sensible implementation and isn't needed
diff --git a/prompt-hs.cabal b/prompt-hs.cabal
--- a/prompt-hs.cabal
+++ b/prompt-hs.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           prompt-hs
-version:        1.0.3.1
+version:        1.1.0.0
 synopsis:       A user-friendly, dependently-typed library for asking your users questions
 description:    A library making use of the terminal package to prompt users for answers in a CLI context.
                 .
diff --git a/src/System/Prompt.hs b/src/System/Prompt.hs
--- a/src/System/Prompt.hs
+++ b/src/System/Prompt.hs
@@ -118,16 +118,10 @@
   -- | Display the option in a user-friendly manner
   chooseableItemText :: a -> Text
 
-  -- | Get the initially-selected value of `a`
-  initialSelectionChooseableItem :: a
-
 instance (Chooseable a) => ChooseableItem a where
   chooseableItemText :: a -> Text
   chooseableItemText = showChooseable
 
-  initialSelectionChooseableItem :: a
-  initialSelectionChooseableItem = initialSelectionChooseable
-
 -- | Returns `a` if the question is required, or `Maybe` `a` otherwise.
 --
 -- Represents what you'd expect to be the response to the given question, wrapped in `Maybe` for `Optional` questions.
@@ -397,11 +391,7 @@
       pcsHoveredOption = Just initialSelectionChooseable
     }
 
-initialPromptChoiceStateFromSet ::
-  (ChooseableItem a) =>
-  Confirmation ->
-  NonEmpty a ->
-  PromptChoiceState 'SRequired a
+initialPromptChoiceStateFromSet :: Confirmation -> NonEmpty a -> PromptChoiceState 'SRequired a
 initialPromptChoiceStateFromSet confirmation options =
   PromptChoiceState
     { pcsConfirmation = confirmation,
@@ -409,12 +399,10 @@
       pcsInstruction = ChoiceInstructionNormal,
       pcsOptions = options,
       pcsFilteredOptions = NE.toList options,
-      pcsHoveredOption = Just initialSelectionChooseableItem
+      pcsHoveredOption = Just $ NE.head options
     }
 
-initialPromptMultipleChoiceState ::
-  (Chooseable a) =>
-  PromptMultipleChoiceState a
+initialPromptMultipleChoiceState :: (Chooseable a) => PromptMultipleChoiceState a
 initialPromptMultipleChoiceState =
   PromptMultipleChoiceState
     { pmcsFilter = "",
@@ -425,17 +413,14 @@
       pmcsSelectedOptions = []
     }
 
-initialPromptMultipleChoiceStateFromSet ::
-  (ChooseableItem a) =>
-  NonEmpty a ->
-  PromptMultipleChoiceState a
+initialPromptMultipleChoiceStateFromSet :: NonEmpty a -> PromptMultipleChoiceState a
 initialPromptMultipleChoiceStateFromSet options =
   PromptMultipleChoiceState
     { pmcsFilter = "",
       pmcsInstruction = ChoiceInstructionNormal,
       pmcsOptions = options,
       pmcsFilteredOptions = NE.toList options,
-      pmcsHoveredOption = Just initialSelectionChooseableItem,
+      pmcsHoveredOption = Just $ NE.head options,
       pmcsSelectedOptions = []
     }