diff --git a/db/migrate/20110211160100_add_summary_to_projects.rb b/db/migrate/20110211160100_add_summary_to_projects.rb
index 6c6a51d9fc..a73c90de72 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20110211160100_add_summary_to_projects.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20110211160100_add_summary_to_projects.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class AddSummaryToProjects < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
-    add_column :projects, :summary, :text, :default => nil
+    add_column :projects, :summary, :text
   end
 
   def self.down