diff --git a/schemars/tests/default.rs b/schemars/tests/default.rs
index e654630..fbc1033 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/default.rs
+++ b/schemars/tests/default.rs
@@ -56,15 +56,3 @@ struct NotSerialize;
 fn schema_default_values() -> TestResult {
     test_default_generated_schema::<MyStruct>("default")
 }
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(JsonSchema)]
-struct StructWithGenericDefaults {
-    #[serde(default = "Vec::new")]
-    a_vec: Vec<String>,
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn schema_with_generic_default_value() -> TestResult {
-    test_default_generated_schema::<StructWithGenericDefaults>("generic_default")
-}
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json b/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 095b999..0000000
--- a/schemars/tests/expected/generic_default.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-  "title": "StructWithGenericDefaults",
-  "type": "object",
-  "properties": {
-    "a_vec": {
-      "default": [],
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs b/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
index f41e37a..c5b1672 100644
--- a/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
+++ b/schemars_derive/src/schema_exprs.rs
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ fn field_default_expr(field: &Field, container_has_default: bool) -> Option<Toke
             quote!(container_default.#member)
         }
         SerdeDefault::Default => quote!(<#ty>::default()),
-        SerdeDefault::Path(path) => quote!({ #path() as #ty }),
+        SerdeDefault::Path(path) => quote!(#path()),
     };
 
     let default_expr = match field.serde_attrs.skip_serializing_if() {