diff --git a/bt5/erp5_workflow/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_workflow/Workflow_init.xml b/bt5/erp5_workflow/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_workflow/Workflow_init.xml
index fde51396361c69965edcbba3037a7f8e475f084b..6a650f958da609d90c7d35899789ffeaa006a8bd 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_workflow/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_workflow/Workflow_init.xml
+++ b/bt5/erp5_workflow/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_workflow/Workflow_init.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,58 @@
         </item>
         <item>
             <key> <string>_body</string> </key>
-            <value> <string>context.initialDefaultWorkflow()\n
+            <value> <string>"""Sets up an Workflow with defaults variables needed by ERP5.\n
+"""\n
+for state_id, state_title in ((\'draft\', \'Draft\'),):\n
+  state = context.newContent(portal_type=\'State\')\n
+  state.setReference(state_id)\n
+  state.setTitle(state_title)\n
+context.setSourceValue(state)\n
+\n
+for v, property_dict in (\n
+      (\'action\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Transition id\',\n
+          \'default_expr\': \'transition/getReference|nothing\',\n
+          \'for_status\': 1,\n
+          \'automatic_update\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'actor\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Name of the user who performed transition\',\n
+          \'default_expr\': \'user/getUserName\',\n
+          \'for_status\': 1,\n
+          \'automatic_update\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'comment\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Comment about transition\',\n
+          \'default_expr\': "python:state_change.kwargs.get(\'comment\', \'\')",\n
+          \'for_status\': 1,\n
+          \'automatic_update\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'history\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Provides access to workflow history\',\n
+          \'default_expr\': \'state_change/getHistory\',\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'time\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Transition timestamp\',\n
+          \'default_expr\': \'state_change/getDateTime\',\n
+          \'for_status\': 1,\n
+          \'automatic_update\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'error_message\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Error message if validation failed\',\n
+          \'for_status\': 1,\n
+          \'automatic_update\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+      (\'portal_type\', {\n
+          \'description\': \'Portal type (used as filter for worklists)\',\n
+          \'for_catalog\': 1,\n
+        }),\n
+    ):\n
+  variable = context.newContent(portal_type=\'Variable\')\n
+  variable.setReference(v)\n
+  variable.edit(**property_dict)\n
+\n
+context.setStateVariable(\'simulation_state\')\n
 </string> </value>
         </item>
         <item>
diff --git a/product/ERP5Workflow/Document/Variable.py b/product/ERP5Workflow/Document/Variable.py
index 10a24c38da4d3a4cf729649c89f5391ff4164d6c..f8b9373900283b1211c3881e44e47a930d7ab19f 100644
--- a/product/ERP5Workflow/Document/Variable.py
+++ b/product/ERP5Workflow/Document/Variable.py
@@ -91,34 +91,11 @@ class Variable(IdAsReferenceMixin("variable_", "prefix"), XMLObject):
 
     def getInfoGuard(self):
         if self.info_guard is not None:
-            self.generateGuard()
+            self.generateInfoGuard()
         return self.info_guard
 
     def getInfoGuardSummary(self):
         res = None
         if self.info_guard is not None:
             res = self.info_guard.getSummary()
-        return res
-
-    # initial pre-configured workflow's variables
-    def setProperties(self, description,
-                      default_value='', default_expr='',
-                      for_catalog=0, for_status=0,
-                      update_always=0,
-                      props=None, REQUEST=None):
-        self.setDescription(str(description))
-        self.setInitialValue(str(default_value))
-        if default_expr:
-          self.setDefaultExpr(default_expr)
-        else:
-          self.default_expr = None
-        g = Guard()
-        if g.changeFromProperties(props or REQUEST):
-            self.info_guard = g
-        else:
-            self.info_guard = None
-        self.setForCatalog(bool(for_catalog))
-        self.setForStatus(bool(for_status))
-        self.setAutomaticUpdate(bool(update_always))
-        if REQUEST is not None:
-            return self.manage_properties(REQUEST, 'Properties changed.')
+        return res
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