diff --git a/frappe/database/mariadb/framework_mariadb.sql b/frappe/database/mariadb/framework_mariadb.sql
index 049fcaa2f8..1c2cb84153 100644
--- a/frappe/database/mariadb/framework_mariadb.sql
+++ b/frappe/database/mariadb/framework_mariadb.sql
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `tabDocPerm` (
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `tabDocType`;
 CREATE TABLE `tabDocType` (
-  `name` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `name` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
   `creation` datetime(6) DEFAULT NULL,
   `modified` datetime(6) DEFAULT NULL,
   `modified_by` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
diff --git a/frappe/database/postgres/framework_postgres.sql b/frappe/database/postgres/framework_postgres.sql
index 1b6cbf0947..abbfab8c8c 100644
--- a/frappe/database/postgres/framework_postgres.sql
+++ b/frappe/database/postgres/framework_postgres.sql
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ create index on "tabDocPerm" ("parent");
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "tabDocType";
 CREATE TABLE "tabDocType" (
-  "name" varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  "name" varchar(255) NOT NULL,
   "creation" timestamp(6) DEFAULT NULL,
   "modified" timestamp(6) DEFAULT NULL,
   "modified_by" varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,