diff --git a/migrator.go b/migrator.go
index c64caf7..c085a70 100644
--- a/migrator.go
+++ b/migrator.go
@@ -786,5 +786,6 @@ func (m Migrator) RenameColumn(dst interface{}, oldName, field string) error {
 }
 
 func parseDefaultValueValue(defaultValue string) string {
-	return regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*?)(?:::.*)?$`).ReplaceAllString(defaultValue, "$1")
+	value := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*?)(?:::.*)?$`).ReplaceAllString(defaultValue, "$1")
+	return strings.Trim(value, "'")
 }
diff --git a/migrator_test.go b/migrator_test.go
index 00bf835..d4305ec 100644
--- a/migrator_test.go
+++ b/migrator_test.go
@@ -29,32 +29,32 @@ func Test_parseDefaultValueValue(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "it should works with empty string without colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "''"},
-			want: "''",
+			want: "",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with empty string with two colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "''::character varying"},
-			want: "''",
+			want: "",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with empty string with three colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "'':::character varying"},
-			want: "''",
+			want: "",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with string without colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "'field'"},
-			want: "'field'",
+			want: "field",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with string with two colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "'field'::character varying"},
-			want: "'field'",
+			want: "field",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with string with three colons",
 			args: args{defaultValue: "'field':::character varying"},
-			want: "'field'",
+			want: "field",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "it should works with value with two colons",