diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
index c585d9394..3e67d6e9a 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/model.php
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class ModelTask extends Shell {
 			$tableIsGood = $this->in(__('Do you want to use this table?', true), array('y','n'), 'y');
 		}
 		if (strtolower($tableIsGood) == 'n') {
-			$useTable = $this->in(__('What is the name of the table (enter "null" to use NO table)?', true));
+			$useTable = $this->in(__('What is the name of the table?', true));
 		}
 		return $useTable;
 	}
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp b/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp
index 06b2ca22e..dadf31f76 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp
+++ b/cake/console/libs/templates/objects/model.ctp
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ class <?php echo $name ?> extends <?php echo $plugin; ?>AppModel {
 <?php if ($useDbConfig != 'default'): ?>
 	var $useDbConfig = '<?php echo $useDbConfig; ?>';
 <?php endif;?>
-<?php if (($useTable && $useTable !== Inflector::tableize($name)) || $useTable === false):
+<?php if ($useTable && $useTable !== Inflector::tableize($name)):
 	$table = "'$useTable'";
-	if (!$useTable):
-		$table = 'false';
-	endif;
 	echo "\tvar \$useTable = $table;\n";
 endif;
 if ($primaryKey !== 'id'): ?>