diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/defaultDataPropertyForm.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/defaultDataPropertyForm.ftl
index 95819966a..713dd9eee 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/defaultDataPropertyForm.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/edit/forms/defaultDataPropertyForm.ftl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </#if>   
 
     
-    <textarea rows="2"  id="literal" name="literal" value="${literalValues}" class="useTinyMce" role="textarea">${literalValues}</textarea>
+    <textarea rows="2"  id="literal" name="literal" value="" class="useTinyMce" role="textarea">${literalValues}</textarea>
 
     <br />
     <#--The submit label should be set within the template itself, right now