diff --git a/gluon/packages/dal b/gluon/packages/dal
index af0d288b..4d70a820 160000
--- a/gluon/packages/dal
+++ b/gluon/packages/dal
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af0d288b93ade4b9cc02c88324b9b2b87c848eb3
+Subproject commit 4d70a820d5532b4daaeebbfff30180bf38fc09c9
diff --git a/gluon/packages/template/template.py b/gluon/packages/template/template.py
index 3a41ea70..c10310ca 100644
--- a/gluon/packages/template/template.py
+++ b/gluon/packages/template/template.py
@@ -912,8 +912,6 @@ def render(content="hello world",
         context = {}
     if lexers is None:
         lexers = {}
-    if delimiters is None:
-        delimiters = '{{ }}'
     if isinstance(delimiters, basestring):
         delimiters = delimiters.split(' ',1)