--- form.inc	Thu Dec 27 07:41:52 2007
+++ form.inc	Tue Apr 01 14:30:15 2008
@@ -697,9 +697,6 @@
                 if (isset($edit) && is_array($edit)) {
                   $form['#value'] = drupal_map_assoc($edit);
                 }
-                else {
-                  $form['#value'] = array();
-                }
               }
               elseif (isset($edit)) {
                 $form['#value'] = $edit;
