diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/PluginReport.java b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/PluginReport.java
index ef6cd29..cb3d251 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/PluginReport.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/plugin/PluginReport.java
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ public class PluginReport
             {
                 maven = ( project.getPrerequisites() != null ? project.getPrerequisites().getMaven() : null );
             }
+            if ( maven == null )
+            {
+                maven = "2.0";
+            }
 
             return maven;
         }
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/mdo/pluginRequirements.mdo b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/mdo/pluginRequirements.mdo
index d40f737..8db2d12 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/mdo/pluginRequirements.mdo
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/mdo/pluginRequirements.mdo
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ under the License.
           <version>1.0.0</version>
           <type>String</type>
           <identifier>true</identifier>
-          <defaultValue>2.0</defaultValue>
         </field>
         <field>
           <name>jdk</name>