diff --git a/netbox/core/forms/bulk_edit.py b/netbox/core/forms/bulk_edit.py
index 5ebb2ec87..8c7354d84 100644
--- a/netbox/core/forms/bulk_edit.py
+++ b/netbox/core/forms/bulk_edit.py
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ __all__ = (
 class DataSourceBulkEditForm(NetBoxModelBulkEditForm):
     type = forms.ChoiceField(
         label=_('Type'),
-        # TODO: Field value should be empty on init (needs add_blank_choice())
         choices=get_data_backend_choices,
-        required=False,
-        initial=''
+        required=False
     )
     enabled = forms.NullBooleanField(
         required=False,
diff --git a/netbox/core/utils.py b/netbox/core/utils.py
index 7f54738d1..f27d1b5f7 100644
--- a/netbox/core/utils.py
+++ b/netbox/core/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ __all__ = (
 
 def get_data_backend_choices():
     return [
-        (name, cls.label) for name, cls in registry['data_backends'].items()
+        (None, '---------'),
+        *[
+            (name, cls.label) for name, cls in registry['data_backends'].items()
+        ]
     ]