diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index 2ffecbef..031a74f5 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -699,7 +699,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				SectionInfo si = SectionInfo.Get(ActiveSection.ItemID); //ActiveSection as SectionInfo;
 				if (si != null)
 				{
-					if (si.SectionConfig.Section_ColumnMode != SectionConfig.SectionColumnMode.Default)
+					// there is no longer a "default" ENUM item - SectionConfig will return format default if needed
+					//if (si.SectionConfig.Section_ColumnMode != SectionConfig.SectionColumnMode.Default)
 						return (int)si.SectionConfig.Section_ColumnMode - 1;
 				}
 				return (ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionLayoutData.PMode ?? 2) -1;