diff --git a/app/broadcast_areas/__init__.py b/app/broadcast_areas/__init__.py
index 5f4338578..05775900b 100644
--- a/app/broadcast_areas/__init__.py
+++ b/app/broadcast_areas/__init__.py
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ class BroadcastAreaLibraries(SerialisedModelCollection, GetItemByIdMixin):
     model = BroadcastAreaLibrary
 
     def __init__(self):
-
-        self.libraries = BroadcastAreasRepository().get_libraries()
-        self.items = self.libraries
+        self.items = BroadcastAreasRepository().get_libraries()
 
     def get_areas(self, *area_ids):
         # allow people to call `get_areas('a', 'b') or get_areas(['a', 'b'])`