diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 4bced1523f..2ef27cc21d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -6774,10 +6774,7 @@ class ViewProviderDraftText:
         self.onChanged(vobj,"LineSpacing")
 
     def getDisplayModes(self,vobj):
-        return ["2D text","3D text"]
-
-    def getDefaultDisplayMode(self):
-        return "3D text"
+        return ["3D text","2D text"]
 
     def setDisplayMode(self,mode):
         return mode