diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
index 431a361499..0f0bddae68 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/DefaultValue.vue
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import MdiPlusIcon from '~icons/mdi/plus-circle-outline'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   value: any
 }>()
 const emit = defineEmits(['update:value'])
 
-const enableDefaultOption = ref(false)
-
-const column = inject(ColumnInj)
-
 provide(EditColumnInj, ref(true))
 
+const vModel = useVModel(props, 'value', emit)
 const rowRef = ref({
   row: {},
   oldRow: {},
   rowMeta: {
-    isUpdatedFromCopyNPaste: [column?.value.title],
+    isUpdatedFromCopyNPaste: [vModel?.value.title],
   },
 })
-const vModel = useVModel(props, 'value', emit)
 
 const cdfValue = computed({
   get: () => {
-    if (column?.value.uidt === UITypes.MultiSelect || column?.value.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
-      return vModel.value.cdf?.replaceAll("'", '')
+    if (vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.MultiSelect || vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.SingleSelect) {
+      return (vModel.value.cdf ?? '').replaceAll("'", '')
+    } else if (
+      vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.SingleLineText ||
+      vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.LongText ||
+      vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.Email ||
+      vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.URL ||
+      vModel.value.uidt === UITypes.JSON
+    ) {
+      return (vModel.value.cdf ?? '').replace(/^'/, '').replace(/'$/, '')
     }
     return vModel.value.cdf
   },
@@ -38,25 +41,10 @@ useProvideSmartsheetRowStore(vModel, rowRef)
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <span v-if="!enableDefaultOption && !vModel.cdf" class="cursor-pointer" @click="enableDefaultOption = !enableDefaultOption">
-    <MdiPlusIcon class="text-gray-600" />
-    Set Default Value
-  </span>
-  <div v-else>
-    <p class="mt-3 text-gray-900">Default Value</p>
-    <div class="flex flex-row gap-2">
-      <div class="border-1 w-full px-1 my-[-4px] border-gray-300 rounded-md">
-        <LazySmartsheetCell :column="vModel" :model-value="cdfValue" :edit-enabled="true" />
-      </div>
-      <MdiDeleteOutline
-        class="w-6 h-6 text-red-500 cursor-pointer"
-        @click="
-          () => {
-            vModel.cdf = null
-            enableDefaultOption = false
-          }
-        "
-      />
+  <p class="mt-3 text-gray-900">Default Value</p>
+  <div class="flex flex-row gap-2">
+    <div class="border-1 w-full px-1 my-[-4px] border-gray-300 rounded-md">
+      <LazySmartsheetCell :column="vModel" :model-value="cdfValue" :edit-enabled="true" />
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/SelectOptions.vue b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/SelectOptions.vue
index 6918e0a97b..80ad301b42 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/SelectOptions.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/SelectOptions.vue
@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
   }
 
   if (vModel.value.cdf) {
-    // Postgres returns default value wrapped with single quotes & casted with type so we have to get value between single quotes to keep it unified for all databases
-    if (isPg.value) {
-      vModel.value.cdf = vModel.value.cdf.substring(vModel.value.cdf.indexOf(`'`) + 1, vModel.value.cdf.lastIndexOf(`'`))
-    }
-
     // Mysql escapes single quotes with backslash so we keep quotes but others have to unescaped
     if (!isMysql.value) {
       vModel.value.cdf = vModel.value.cdf.replace(/''/g, "'")
@@ -187,7 +182,7 @@ watch(inputs, () => {
 
 // Removes the Select Option from cdf if the option is removed
 watch(vModel.value, (next) => {
-  const cdfs = (next.cdf ?? '').replaceAll("'", '').split(',')
+  const cdfs = (next.cdf ?? '').split(',')
   const values = (next.colOptions.options ?? []).map((col) => {
     return col.title.replaceAll("'", '')
   })