diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
index 4d6b2eeea1..e6e01e12f2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/SqlSyntax/SqlSyntaxProviderBase.cs
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.SqlSyntax
                 return string.Empty;
 
             // HACK: probably not needed with latest changes
-            if (column.DefaultValue.ToString().ToLower().Equals("getdate()".ToLower()))
+            if (string.Equals(column.DefaultValue.ToString(), "GETDATE()", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 column.DefaultValue = SystemMethods.CurrentDateTime;
 
             // see if this is for a system method