diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.install b/core/modules/book/book.install
index 899ee81..6a2d697 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.install
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.install
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ function _book_install_type_create() {
   $book_node_type = node_type_set_defaults($book_node_type);
   node_type_save($book_node_type);
   node_add_body_field($book_node_type);
-  // Default to not promoted.
-  variable_set('node_options_book', array('status'));
   // Use this default type for adding content to books.
   variable_set('book_allowed_types', array('book'));
   variable_set('book_child_type', 'book');
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/forum.install b/core/modules/forum/forum.install
index 2eebd7f..97dd717 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/forum.install
+++ b/core/modules/forum/forum.install
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ function forum_install() {
     ->fields(array('weight' => 1))
     ->condition('name', 'forum')
     ->execute();
-  // Forum topics are published by default, but do not have any other default
-  // options set (for example, they are not promoted to the front page).
-  variable_set('node_options_forum', array('status'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/node/content_types.inc b/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
index c76a5e2..ddfaf4d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/content_types.inc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function node_type_form($form, &$form_state, $type = NULL) {
   );
   $form['workflow']['node_options'] = array('#type' => 'checkboxes',
     '#title' => t('Default options'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('node_options_' . $type->type, array('status', 'promote')),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('node_options_' . $type->type, array('status')),
     '#options' => array(
       'status' => t('Published'),
       'promote' => t('Promoted to front page'),
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.install b/profiles/standard/standard.install
index e570c18..5ddd93c 100644
--- a/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/profiles/standard/standard.install
@@ -260,10 +260,12 @@ function standard_install() {
     rdf_mapping_save($rdf_mapping);
   }
 
-  // Default "Basic page" to not be promoted and have comments disabled.
-  variable_set('node_options_page', array('status'));
+  // Default "Basic page" to have comments disabled.
   variable_set('comment_page', COMMENT_NODE_HIDDEN);
 
+  // Default "Article" to be promoted.
+  variable_set('node_options_article', array('status', 'promote'));
+
   // Don't display date and author information for "Basic page" nodes by default.
   variable_set('node_submitted_page', FALSE);