diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/PropertyFieldProcessor.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/PropertyFieldProcessor.java
index 25a30d1a60..08ec7bc6f3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/PropertyFieldProcessor.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/PropertyFieldProcessor.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.constraint.ListOfValuesConstraint;
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.constraint.RegisteredConstraint;
-import org.alfresco.repo.domain.PropertyValue;
 import org.alfresco.repo.forms.Field;
 import org.alfresco.repo.forms.FieldGroup;
 import org.alfresco.repo.forms.PropertyFieldDefinition;
@@ -167,15 +166,7 @@ public class PropertyFieldProcessor extends QNameFieldProcessor<PropertyDefiniti
         PropertyDefinition propDef = data.getPropertyDefinition(name);
         if (propDef != null)
         {
-            QName typeQName = propDef.getDataType().getName();
-            String strDefaultValue = propDef.getDefaultValue();
-            if (PropertyValue.isDataTypeSupported(typeQName))
-            {
-                // convert to the appropriate type
-                PropertyValue pv = new PropertyValue(typeQName, strDefaultValue);
-                return pv.getValue(typeQName);
-            }
-            return strDefaultValue;
+            return propDef.getDefaultValue();
         }
         return null;
     }