diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
index 32de9ca536..a273060fbb 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ protected:
 
             props.add (new ChoicePropertyComponent (architectureTypeValue, "Architecture",
                                                     { "<None>", "Native",        "32-bit (-m32)", "64-bit (-m64)", "ARM v6",       "ARM v7" },
-                                                    { "none" ,  "-march=native", "-m32",          "-m64",          "-march=armv6", "-march=armv7" }),
+                                                    { { String() },   "-march=native", "-m32",          "-m64",          "-march=armv6", "-march=armv7" }),
                        "Specifies the 32/64-bit architecture to use.");
         }
 
@@ -70,15 +70,7 @@ protected:
             return "${JUCE_ARCH_LABEL}";
         }
 
-        String getArchitectureTypeString() const
-        {
-            auto archString = architectureTypeValue.get();
-
-            if (archString == "none")
-                return {};
-
-            return archString;
-        }
+        String getArchitectureTypeString() const    { return architectureTypeValue.get(); }
 
         //==============================================================================
         ValueWithDefault architectureTypeValue;
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.cpp
index 4d86221528..cf7414d05b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.cpp
@@ -52,17 +52,6 @@ public:
             expectEquals (vwd.get().toString(), String ("default"));
         }
 
-        beginTest ("empty property");
-        {
-            ValueTree t ("root");
-            t.setProperty ("testKey", {}, nullptr);
-
-            ValueWithDefault vwd (t, "testKey", nullptr, "default");
-
-            expect (vwd.isUsingDefault());
-            expectEquals (vwd.get().toString(), String ("default"));
-        }
-
         beginTest ("non-empty property");
         {
             ValueTree t ("root");
@@ -77,7 +66,6 @@ public:
         beginTest ("set default");
         {
             ValueTree t ("root");
-            t.setProperty ("testkey", {}, nullptr);
 
             ValueWithDefault vwd (t, "testkey", nullptr);
             vwd.setDefault ("default");
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.h b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.h
index d209a95013..f3b58d39ac 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.h
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueWithDefault.h
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    /** Returns true if the property does not exist or is empty. */
+    /** Returns true if the property does not exist in the referenced ValueTree. */
     bool isUsingDefault() const
     {
-        return ! targetTree.hasProperty (targetProperty) || targetTree.getProperty (targetProperty).toString().isEmpty();
+        return ! targetTree.hasProperty (targetProperty);
     }
 
     /** Removes the property from the referenced ValueTree. */