diff --git a/kml/pykmlib/bindings.cpp b/kml/pykmlib/bindings.cpp
index 489d4743fa..43746966fd 100644
--- a/kml/pykmlib/bindings.cpp
+++ b/kml/pykmlib/bindings.cpp
@@ -77,16 +77,6 @@ struct LocalizableStringAdapter
       throw std::runtime_error("Language not found");
   }
 
-  static std::string GetDefault(LocalizableString const & str)
-  {
-    return GetDefaultStr(str);
-  }
-
-  static void SetDefault(LocalizableString & str, std::string const & val)
-  {
-    SetDefaultStr(str, val);
-  }
-
   static boost::python::dict GetDict(LocalizableString const & str)
   {
     boost::python::dict d;
@@ -696,8 +686,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pykmlib)
     .def("__getitem__", &LocalizableStringAdapter::Get, return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>())
     .def("__setitem__", &LocalizableStringAdapter::Set, with_custodian_and_ward<1,2>())
     .def("__delitem__", &LocalizableStringAdapter::Delete)
-    .def("get_default", &LocalizableStringAdapter::GetDefault)
-    .def("set_default", &LocalizableStringAdapter::SetDefault)
     .def("get_dict", &LocalizableStringAdapter::GetDict)
     .def("set_dict", &LocalizableStringAdapter::SetDict)
     .def("__str__", &LocalizableStringAdapter::ToString);
diff --git a/kml/pykmlib/bindings_test.py b/kml/pykmlib/bindings_test.py
index 02f93589fc..66a4413cbf 100644
--- a/kml/pykmlib/bindings_test.py
+++ b/kml/pykmlib/bindings_test.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ class PyKmlibAdsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         pykmlib.load_classificator_types(classificator_file_str, types_file_str)
 
         category = pykmlib.CategoryData()
-        category.name.set_default('Test category')
+        category.name['default'] = 'Test category'
         category.name['ru'] = 'Тестовая категория'
-        category.description.set_default('Test description')
+        category.description['default'] = 'Test description'
         category.description['ru'] = 'Тестовое описание'
-        category.annotation.set_default('Test annotation')
+        category.annotation['default'] = 'Test annotation'
         category.annotation['en'] = 'Test annotation'
         category.image_url = 'https://localhost/123.png'
         category.visible = True
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ class PyKmlibAdsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         category.properties.set_dict({'property1':'value1', 'property2':'value2'})
 
         bookmark = pykmlib.BookmarkData()
-        bookmark.name.set_default('Test bookmark')
+        bookmark.name['default'] = 'Test bookmark'
         bookmark.name['ru'] = 'Тестовая метка'
-        bookmark.description.set_default('Test bookmark description')
+        bookmark.description['default'] = 'Test bookmark description'
         bookmark.description['ru'] = 'Тестовое описание метки'
         bookmark.feature_types.set_list([
             pykmlib.classificator_type_to_index('historic-castle'),
             pykmlib.classificator_type_to_index('historic-memorial')])
-        bookmark.custom_name.set_default('Мое любимое место')
+        bookmark.custom_name['default'] = 'Мое любимое место'
         bookmark.custom_name['en'] = 'My favorite place'
         bookmark.color.predefined_color = pykmlib.PredefinedColor.BLUE
         bookmark.color.rgba = 0
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class PyKmlibAdsTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         track = pykmlib.TrackData()
         track.local_id = 1
-        track.name.set_default('Test track')
+        track.name['default'] = 'Test track'
         track.name['ru'] = 'Тестовый трек'
-        track.description.set_default('Test track description')
+        track.description['default'] = 'Test track description'
         track.description['ru'] = 'Тестовое описание трека'
         track.timestamp = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp())
         track.layers.set_list([layer1, layer2])