diff --git a/Neos.ContentGraph.DoctrineDbalAdapter/src/DoctrineDbalContentGraphSchemaBuilder.php b/Neos.ContentGraph.DoctrineDbalAdapter/src/DoctrineDbalContentGraphSchemaBuilder.php
index 0b54a967a3..adbf2add9b 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentGraph.DoctrineDbalAdapter/src/DoctrineDbalContentGraphSchemaBuilder.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentGraph.DoctrineDbalAdapter/src/DoctrineDbalContentGraphSchemaBuilder.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private function createHierarchyRelationTable(): Table
             DbalSchemaFactory::columnForDimensionSpacePointHash('dimensionspacepointhash')->setNotnull(true),
             DbalSchemaFactory::columnForNodeAnchorPoint('parentnodeanchor'),
             DbalSchemaFactory::columnForNodeAnchorPoint('childnodeanchor'),
-            (new Column('subtreetags', self::type(Types::JSON)))->setDefault('{}'),
+            (new Column('subtreetags', self::type(Types::JSON))),
         ]);
 
         return $table