diff --git a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
index fec3a23a191..ee0bbe5adc4 100644
--- a/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/expressions/em_manager_helper.php
@@ -1384,6 +1384,16 @@ public function _CreateSubQLevelRelevanceAndValidationEqns($onlyThisQseq=NULL)
                 // Default validation for question type
                 switch ($type)
                 {
+                    case 'M': //NUMERICAL QUESTION TYPE
+                            $validationEqn[$questionNum][] = array(
+                            'qtype' => $type,
+                            'type' => 'default',
+                            'class' => 'default',
+                            'eqn' =>  '',
+                            'qid' => $questionNum,
+                            );
+                        break;
+
                     case 'N': //NUMERICAL QUESTION TYPE
                         if ($hasSubqs) {
                             $subqs = $qinfo['subqs'];
@@ -3129,6 +3139,9 @@ public function _CreateSubQLevelRelevanceAndValidationEqns($onlyThisQseq=NULL)
                 // Default validation qtip without attribute
                 switch ($type)
                 {
+                    case 'M':
+                         $qtips['default']=$this->gT('Check any that apply');
+                         break;
                     case 'N':
                         $qtips['default']=$this->gT("Only numbers may be entered in this field.");
                         break;
diff --git a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
index 1efeeaf3a6a..0de19afd9d9 100644
--- a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
@@ -218,11 +218,6 @@ function retrieveAnswers($ia)
             {
                 $maxansw=trim($aQuestionAttributes["max_answers"]);
                 $minansw=trim($aQuestionAttributes["min_answers"]);
-                if (!($maxansw || $minansw))
-                {
-                    $question_text['help'] = $message = gT('Check any that apply');
-                    $qtitle .= doRender('/survey/question_help/help', array('message'=>$message, 'classes'=>''), true);
-                }
             }
             break;