diff --git a/include/unotools/compatibility.hxx b/include/unotools/compatibility.hxx
index 73e77a598ec9..72017812ab8b 100644
--- a/include/unotools/compatibility.hxx
+++ b/include/unotools/compatibility.hxx
@@ -129,19 +129,8 @@ class SvtCompatibilityEntry
             setValue(rIdx, css::uno::Any(rValue));
         }
 
-        bool isDefaultEntry() const
-        {
-            return m_bDefaultEntry;
-        }
-
-        void setDefaultEntry( bool rValue )
-        {
-            m_bDefaultEntry = rValue;
-        }
-
     private:
         std::vector<css::uno::Any> m_aPropertyValue;
-        bool                       m_bDefaultEntry;
 };
 
 /*-************************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/config/optcomp.cxx b/sw/source/ui/config/optcomp.cxx
index 0ba1b147614c..d760e885a66e 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/config/optcomp.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/config/optcomp.cxx
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ void SwCompatibilityOptPage::InitControls( const SfxItemSet& rSet )
     {
         const OUString sEntryName = rEntry.getValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name );
         const bool bIsUserEntry    = ( sEntryName == SvtCompatibilityEntry::USER_ENTRY_NAME );
+        const bool bIsDefaultEntry = ( sEntryName == SvtCompatibilityEntry::DEFAULT_ENTRY_NAME );
 
         m_pImpl->m_aList.push_back( rEntry );
 
-        if ( rEntry.isDefaultEntry() )
+        if ( bIsDefaultEntry )
             continue;
 
         OUString sNewEntry;
@@ -260,7 +261,12 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SwCompatibilityOptPage, UseAsDefaultHdl, weld::Button&, void)
         return;
 
     auto pItem = std::find_if(m_pImpl->m_aList.begin(), m_pImpl->m_aList.end(),
-        [](const SvtCompatibilityEntry& rItem) { return rItem.isDefaultEntry(); });
+        [](const SvtCompatibilityEntry& rItem)
+        {
+            const OUString sEntryName = rItem.getValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name );
+            const bool bIsDefaultEntry = ( sEntryName == SvtCompatibilityEntry::DEFAULT_ENTRY_NAME );
+            return bIsDefaultEntry;
+        });
     if (pItem != m_pImpl->m_aList.end())
     {
         const sal_Int32 nCount = m_xOptionsLB->n_children();
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx b/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx
index 4f0e1d2ac20c..eed01cce1c8b 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ SvtCompatibilityEntry::SvtCompatibilityEntry()
     setValue<bool>( Index::SubtractFlysAnchoredAtFlys, false );
     setValue<bool>( Index::EmptyDbFieldHidesPara, true );
     setValue<bool>( Index::AddTableLineSpacing, false );
-
-    setDefaultEntry( false );
 }
 
 OUString SvtCompatibilityEntry::getName( const Index rIdx )