diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.kt
index eeddca3c190..45520b2a11e 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/jet/j2k/ast/Field.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public open class Field(val identifier : Identifier,
         val declaration : String = docComments.toKotlin("\n", "", "\n") +
                                    modifiersToKotlin() + identifier.toKotlin() + " : " + `type`.toKotlin()
         if (initializer.isEmpty()) {
-            return declaration + ((if (isVal() && !isStatic() && writingAccesses == 1)
+            return declaration + ((if (isVal() && !isStatic() && writingAccesses != 0)
                 ""
             else
                 " = " + Converter.getDefaultInitializer(this)))
diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/genericIdentifier.kt b/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/genericIdentifier.kt
index d049a45adce..5646289bdfd 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/genericIdentifier.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/genericIdentifier.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 public open class Identifier<T>(_myName : T?, _myHasDollar : Boolean) {
-private val myName : T? = null
+private val myName : T?
 private var myHasDollar : Boolean = false
 private var myNullable : Boolean = true
 public open fun getName() : T? {
diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/identifier.kt b/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/identifier.kt
index 3ede387654c..c627d0821be 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/identifier.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/constructors/file/identifier.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 public open class Identifier(_myName : String?, _myHasDollar : Boolean) {
-private val myName : String? = null
+private val myName : String?
 private var myHasDollar : Boolean = false
 private var myNullable : Boolean = true
 public open fun getName() : String? {
diff --git a/tests/testData/ast/issues/file/kt-638.kt b/tests/testData/ast/issues/file/kt-638.kt
index d5a6a0ad7e1..a59d69c7f08 100644
--- a/tests/testData/ast/issues/file/kt-638.kt
+++ b/tests/testData/ast/issues/file/kt-638.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 public open class Identifier<T>(_myName : T?, _myHasDollar : Boolean) {
-private val myName : T? = null
+private val myName : T?
 private var myHasDollar : Boolean = false
 private var myNullable : Boolean = true
 public open fun getName() : T? {