diff --git a/src/Database/Schema/SqliteSchema.php b/src/Database/Schema/SqliteSchema.php
index 838547112c3..cc04b4f62c7 100644
--- a/src/Database/Schema/SqliteSchema.php
+++ b/src/Database/Schema/SqliteSchema.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ protected function _defaultValue($default)
         }
 
         // Remove quotes
-        if (preg_match("/^'(.*)'$/", (string)$default, $matches)) {
+        if (preg_match("/^'(.*)'$/", $default, $matches)) {
             return str_replace("''", "'", $matches[1]);
         }