diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 611e4602..deb1522f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.13.2-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.13.3-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index 4f9a47ec..2ff8d32a 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -1679,9 +1679,6 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
             elif field.type == 'double':
                 if value is not None:
                     fields[fieldname] = safe_float(value)
-            elif field.type in ('string', 'text'):
-                if fieldname in self.request_vars:
-                    fields[fieldname] = self.request_vars[fieldname]
 
         for fieldname in self.vars:
             if fieldname != 'id' and fieldname in self.table.fields\