diff --git a/repub/pages/sources.py b/repub/pages/sources.py
index 26e4a5e..7118854 100644
--- a/repub/pages/sources.py
+++ b/repub/pages/sources.py
@@ -308,11 +308,7 @@ def source_form(
                     textarea_field(
                         label="Spider arguments",
                         field_id="spider-arguments",
-                        value=_value(
-                            source,
-                            "spider_arguments",
-                            "language=en\ndownload_media=true",
-                        ),
+                        value=_value(source, "spider_arguments"),
                         signal_name="spiderArguments",
                     ),
                 ],