diff --git a/scripts/http-traceroute.nse b/scripts/http-traceroute.nse
index 159ed7380..ca38ca64f 100644
--- a/scripts/http-traceroute.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-traceroute.nse
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ author = "Hani Benhabiles"
 
 license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
 
-categories = {"discovery", "safe", "default"}
+categories = {"discovery", "safe"}
 
 require 'http'
 require 'stdnse'
diff --git a/scripts/script.db b/scripts/script.db
index 7d472c18c..8840f22c6 100644
--- a/scripts/script.db
+++ b/scripts/script.db
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Entry { filename = "http-robtex-reverse-ip.nse", categories = { "discovery", "ex
 Entry { filename = "http-robtex-shared-ns.nse", categories = { "discovery", "external", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-title.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-trace.nse", categories = { "discovery", "safe", "vuln", } }
-Entry { filename = "http-traceroute.nse", categories = { "default", "discovery", "safe", } }
+Entry { filename = "http-traceroute.nse", categories = {"discovery", "safe", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-unsafe-output-escaping.nse", categories = { "discovery", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-userdir-enum.nse", categories = { "auth", "intrusive", } }
 Entry { filename = "http-vhosts.nse", categories = { "discovery", "intrusive", } }