diff --git a/scripts/ddl2cpp b/scripts/ddl2cpp
index 9fbeabb2..dd09cf86 100755
--- a/scripts/ddl2cpp
+++ b/scripts/ddl2cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ for tableCreation in tableCreations:
 
     print('  struct ' + tableClass + ': ' + NAMESPACE + '::table_t<' + tableTemplateParameters + '>', file=header)
     print('  {', file=header)
-    print('    using _value_type = ' + NAMESPACE + '::no_value_t;', file=header)
     print('    struct _name_t', file=header)
     print('    {', file=header)
     print('      static constexpr const char* _get_name() { return "' + sqlTableName + '"; }', file=header)
diff --git a/tests/Sample.h b/tests/Sample.h
index 4ba3774d..5f1bf1de 100644
--- a/tests/Sample.h
+++ b/tests/Sample.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace test
                TabFoo_::Epsilon,
                TabFoo_::Omega>
   {
-    using _value_type = sqlpp::no_value_t;
     struct _name_t
     {
       static constexpr const char* _get_name() { return "tab_foo"; }
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ namespace test
                TabBar_::Gamma,
                TabBar_::Delta>
   {
-    using _value_type = sqlpp::no_value_t;
     struct _name_t
     {
       static constexpr const char* _get_name() { return "tab_bar"; }