diff --git a/templates/default/edit/content.tem b/templates/default/edit/content.tem
index 7238b94..4139b2b 100644
--- a/templates/default/edit/content.tem
+++ b/templates/default/edit/content.tem
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <li class="ingred">
         <div class="grid-x">
             <div class="small-1 cell">
-                <input class="quantity" type="text" placeholder="{L_RECIPE_ING_QUANT_PH}" value="%(quantity)s" />
+                <input class="quantity" type="text" placeholder="{L_RECIPE_ING_QUANT_PH}" />
             </div>
             <div class="small-2 cell">
                 <select class="units">
diff --git a/templates/default/new/content.tem b/templates/default/new/content.tem
index 309be39..689e1e6 100644
--- a/templates/default/new/content.tem
+++ b/templates/default/new/content.tem
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <li class="ingred">
         <div class="grid-x">
             <div class="small-1 cell">
-                <input class="quantity" type="text" placeholder="{L_RECIPE_ING_QUANT_PH}" value="%(quantity)s" />
+                <input class="quantity" type="text" placeholder="{L_RECIPE_ING_QUANT_PH}" value="" />
             </div>
             <div class="small-2 cell">
                 <select class="units">