diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
index 0588ab0..84a657b 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
       ->setRequired(TRUE)
       ->setTranslatable(TRUE)
       ->setRevisionable(TRUE)
-      ->setDefaultValue('')
       ->setSetting('max_length', 255)
       ->setDisplayOptions('view', array(
         'label' => 'hidden',