diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 289cf9f3..12a4b69a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.5.1-stable+timestamp.2013.06.09.16.43.01
+Version 2.5.1-stable+timestamp.2013.06.09.16.56.30
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 7bac15de..cd417ebf 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1375,8 +1375,6 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
                 out = '(%s)' % op
             else:
                 out = op()
-            if field_type == 'string':
-                out = 'CAST(%s AS %s)' % (out, self.types['text'])
             return out
         elif field_type:
             return str(self.represent(expression,field_type))