diff --git a/app/forms/projects/settings/creation_wizard/submission_form.rb b/app/forms/projects/settings/creation_wizard/submission_form.rb
index 1e25ed57c55..655e9369b02 100644
--- a/app/forms/projects/settings/creation_wizard/submission_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/projects/settings/creation_wizard/submission_form.rb
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ module Projects
             label: I18n.t("settings.project_initiation_request.submission.work_package_comment"),
             caption: I18n.t("settings.project_initiation_request.submission.work_package_comment_caption"),
             required: false,
-            value: model.project_creation_wizard_work_package_comment.presence || I18n.t(
-              "settings.project_initiation_request.submission.work_package_comment_default", project_name: model.name
-            ),
             rich_text_options: {
               showAttachments: false,
               editorType: "constrained"
diff --git a/app/models/projects/creation_wizard.rb b/app/models/projects/creation_wizard.rb
index 4ae4babebe8..e584c506760 100644
--- a/app/models/projects/creation_wizard.rb
+++ b/app/models/projects/creation_wizard.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ module Projects::CreationWizard
       super.presence || project_creation_wizard_default_status_when_submitted&.id
     end
 
+    def project_creation_wizard_work_package_comment
+      super.presence ||
+        I18n.t(
+          "settings.project_initiation_request.submission.work_package_comment_default",
+          project_name: name
+        )
+    end
+
     def project_creation_wizard_default_work_package_type
       types.first
     end