Remove zero option from MER in Event Espresso 3 and select 1 by default

gistfile1.php

<?php
//* Do NOT include the opening php tag
 
//* Remove the zero option in dropdown and set default to 1

function ee_remove_zero_from_dropdown() {
 ?>
<script>jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery(".price_id").val(1);
jQuery('#event_espresso_refresh_total').trigger('click');
});
</script>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
jQuery(".price_id option[value='0']").remove();
});
</script>
 <?php
 }
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'ee_remove_zero_from_dropdown' );