diff -ur checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_define.c checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_define.c
--- checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_define.c	2013-02-07 12:21:10.000000000 -0500
+++ checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_define.c	2012-09-13 12:29:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -415,38 +415,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int define_default_type(int which)
-{
-	char *id;
-	class_datum_t *cladatum;
-
-	if (pass == 1) {
-		while ((id = queue_remove(id_queue)))
-			free(id);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	while ((id = queue_remove(id_queue))) {
-		if (!is_id_in_scope(SYM_CLASSES, id)) {
-			yyerror2("class %s is not within scope", id);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		cladatum = hashtab_search(policydbp->p_classes.table, id);
-		if (!cladatum) {
-			yyerror2("unknown class %s", id);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		if (cladatum->default_type && cladatum->default_type != which) {
-			yyerror2("conflicting default type information for class %s", id);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		cladatum->default_type = which;
-		free(id);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int define_default_range(int which)
 {
 	char *id;
diff -ur checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_define.h checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_define.h
--- checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_define.h	2013-02-07 12:21:10.000000000 -0500
+++ checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_define.h	2012-09-13 12:29:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 int define_class(void);
 int define_default_user(int which);
 int define_default_role(int which);
-int define_default_type(int which);
 int define_default_range(int which);
 int define_common_perms(void);
 int define_compute_type(int which);
diff -ur checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_parse.y checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_parse.y
--- checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_parse.y	2013-02-07 12:21:10.000000000 -0500
+++ checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_parse.y	2012-09-13 12:29:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 %token POLICYCAP
 %token PERMISSIVE
 %token FILESYSTEM
-%token DEFAULT_USER DEFAULT_ROLE DEFAULT_TYPE DEFAULT_RANGE
+%token DEFAULT_USER DEFAULT_ROLE DEFAULT_RANGE
 %token LOW_HIGH LOW HIGH
 
 %left OR
@@ -202,11 +202,9 @@
 			;
 default_rules		: default_user_def
 			| default_role_def
-			| default_type_def
 			| default_range_def
 			| default_rules default_user_def
 			| default_rules default_role_def
-			| default_rules default_type_def
 			| default_rules default_range_def
 			;
 default_user_def	: DEFAULT_USER names SOURCE ';'
@@ -219,11 +217,6 @@
 			| DEFAULT_ROLE names TARGET ';'
 			{if (define_default_role(DEFAULT_TARGET)) return -1; }
 			;
-default_type_def	: DEFAULT_TYPE names SOURCE ';'
-			{if (define_default_type(DEFAULT_SOURCE)) return -1; }
-			| DEFAULT_TYPE names TARGET ';'
-			{if (define_default_type(DEFAULT_TARGET)) return -1; }
-			;
 default_range_def	: DEFAULT_RANGE names SOURCE LOW ';'
 			{if (define_default_range(DEFAULT_SOURCE_LOW)) return -1; }
 			| DEFAULT_RANGE names SOURCE HIGH ';'
diff -ur checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_scan.l checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_scan.l
--- checkpolicy-2.1.12/policy_scan.l	2013-03-12 13:35:28.740044379 -0400
+++ checkpolicy-2.1.11/policy_scan.l	2012-09-13 12:29:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@
 DEFAULT_USER			{ return(DEFAULT_USER); }
 default_role |
 DEFAULT_ROLE			{ return(DEFAULT_ROLE); }
-default_type |
-DEFAULT_TYPE			{ return(DEFAULT_TYPE); }
 default_range |
 DEFAULT_RANGE			{ return(DEFAULT_RANGE); }
 low-high |