Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r463 -r483
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs	(.../DSoilModelProjectTest.cs)	(revision 463)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs	(.../DSoilModelProjectTest.cs)	(revision 483)
@@ -43,68 +43,6 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TestSetSoilDefaults()
-        {
-            var project = new DSoilModelProject();
-            var soil = new Soil();
- 
-            project.SetSoilDefaults(soil);
-            
-            AssertSoilDefaults(soil);
-
-            // set non-default values
-            soil = new Soil();
-            soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.Deterministic;
-            soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.Deterministic;
-            soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.Deterministic;
-            soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.Deterministic;
-
-            project.SetSoilDefaults(soil);
-
-            // nondefault values are NOT overwritten
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.Deterministic, soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.Deterministic, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.Deterministic, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.Deterministic, soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType);
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSetSoilDefaultsAfterImporting1DProfiles()
-        {
-            var project = new DSoilModelProject();
-            project.ReadSoilProfiles1DFromFile(Path.Combine(GetTestFilesPath() ,"Delfland", "soilprofiles.csv"));
-            Assert.AreEqual(9, project.Soils.Soils.Count);
-
-            foreach (var soil in project.Soils.Soils)
-            {
-                AssertSoilDefaults(soil);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void TestSetSoilDefaultsAfterImportingMaterialsMdb()
-        {
-            var project = new DSoilModelProject();
-            project.ReadOldProjectFromDatabase(Path.Combine(GetTestFilesPath(), "DefaultSoils.mdb"));
-            Assert.AreEqual(51, project.Soils.Soils.Count);
-
-            // check that defaults are set, BelowPhreaticLevelStochast is the only one not the same as DSL defaults for Soil
-            Assert.AreEqual(51, project.Soils.Soils.Count(s => s.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType == DistributionType.LogNormal && s.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.Shift == 10.0));
-        }
-
-        private static void AssertSoilDefaults(Soil soil)
-        {
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.Shift);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(10.0, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.Shift);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.Shift);
-            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType);
-            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.PermeabKxStochast.Shift);
-        }
-
-        [Test]
         public void TestCaseSensitivityOfImportedSoilNames()
         {
             var project = new DSoilModelProject();
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r455 -r483
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 455)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 483)
@@ -472,27 +472,6 @@
 
         private void DataEventPublisherOnDataListModified(object sender, PublishEventArgs publishEventArgs)
         {
-
-            if (sender is List<Soil>)
-            {
-                var args = publishEventArgs as DataListModifiedArgs;
-                if (args != null && (args.Action == ListModifyAction.Add || args.Action == ListModifyAction.Insert) && publishEventArgs.Objects.Length > 0)
-                {
-                    // handle the case where a new soil is added to the materials table
-                    foreach (var item in publishEventArgs.Objects)
-                    {
-                        var soil = item as Soil;
-                        if (soil != null)
-                        {
-                            if (soil.GetOrdinaryParameters().Count == 0 && soil.GetStochasticParameters().Count == 0)
-                            {
-                                project.SetSoilDefaults(soil);    
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             if (sender is List<SurfaceLine2>)
             {
                 mainForm.DynamicTableControl.GetTable(typeof(SurfaceLine2)).Refresh();
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r452 -r483
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs	(.../DSoilModelProject.cs)	(revision 452)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs	(.../DSoilModelProject.cs)	(revision 483)
@@ -415,14 +415,6 @@
                         }
                     });
             }
-            // missing soils may have been added as new soil() ?
-            if (Soils.Soils.Count > soilsCount)
-            {
-                for (int i = soilsCount; i < Soils.Soils.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    SetSoilDefaults(Soils.Soils[i]);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -690,7 +682,6 @@
                 {
                     var isNewSoil = true;
 
-                    SetSoilDefaults(newSoil);
                     CheckStrengthModelSoil(newSoil);
 
                     foreach (var soilAlreadyKnown in soils.Soils)
@@ -968,38 +959,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Set the soil defaults.
-        /// See the functional design document for D-SoilModel, some stochasts have a specific distribution type
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="soil">The soil.</param>
-        public void SetSoilDefaults(Soil soil)
-        {
-            // only set the defaults if a stochast has not been defined otherwise
-            var definedStochasts = soil.GetStochasticParameters();
-
-            if (!definedStochasts.ContainsValue(soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast))
-            {
-                soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
-                soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.Shift = 0;
-            }
-            if (!definedStochasts.ContainsValue(soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast))
-            {
-                soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
-                soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.Shift = 10.0;
-            }
-            if (!definedStochasts.ContainsValue(soil.DiameterD70Stochast))
-            {
-                soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
-                soil.DiameterD70Stochast.Shift = 0;
-            }
-            if (!definedStochasts.ContainsValue(soil.PermeabKxStochast))
-            {
-                soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
-                soil.PermeabKxStochast.Shift = 0;
-            }
-        }
-
         private void FilterSegments()
         {
             if (CurrentFailureMechanism != Mechanism.None)