Index: src/wp-admin/user-new.php
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--- src/wp-admin/user-new.php	(revision 49296)
+++ src/wp-admin/user-new.php	(working copy)
@@ -603,10 +603,8 @@
 		<th scope="row"><label for="role"><?php _e( 'Role' ); ?></label></th>
 		<td><select name="role" id="role">
 			<?php
-			if ( ! $new_user_role ) {
-				$new_user_role = ! empty( $current_role ) ? $current_role : get_option( 'default_role' );
-			}
-			wp_dropdown_roles( $new_user_role );
+			     $new_user_role = ! empty( $new_user_role ) ? $new_user_role : get_option( 'default_role' );
+			     wp_dropdown_roles( $new_user_role );
 			?>
 			</select>
 		</td>