diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/single/sitedisclaimer.sc b/e107_core/shortcodes/single/sitedisclaimer.sc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4afca8a86..000000000
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/single/sitedisclaimer.sc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-//<?php
-
-$tp = e107::getParser();
-return $tp->toHtml(SITEDISCLAIMER,TRUE,"constants defs");
diff --git a/e107_plugins/siteinfo/e_shortcode.php b/e107_plugins/siteinfo/e_shortcode.php
index f1d4d96ae..38d3a5651 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/siteinfo/e_shortcode.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/siteinfo/e_shortcode.php
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ class siteinfo_shortcodes // must match the folder name of the plugin.
 
 	function sc_sitedisclaimer()
 	{
-		return e107::getParser()->toHtml(SITEDISCLAIMER, true, 'constants defs');
+		$default = "Proudly powered by <a href='http://e107.org'>e107</a> which is released under the terms of the GNU GPL License.";
+
+		$text = deftrue('SITEDISCLAIMER',$default);
+
+		return e107::getParser()->toHtml($text, true, 'constants defs');
 	}
 
 	function sc_sitename($parm)
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 237cee78b..1d94f59ee 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ class e_install
 		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['siteurl']			= e_HTTP;
 
 		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['sitetag']			= LAN_PREF_2;
-		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['sitedisclaimer']	= LAN_PREF_3;
+		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['sitedisclaimer']	= '';
 
 		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['replyto_name']		= $this->previous_steps['admin']['display'];
 		$this->previous_steps['prefs']['replyto_email']		= $this->previous_steps['admin']['email'];