diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index da7b038fd9..d2bb3aed87 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -1595,14 +1595,10 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
             // inner item is Enum
             if (isPropertyInnerMostEnum(property)) {
                 property.isEnum = true;
-                // update datatypeWithEnum for array
+                // update datatypeWithEnum and default value for array
                 // e.g. List<string> => List<StatusEnum>
                 updateDataTypeWithEnumForArray(property);
 
-                // TOOD need to revise the default value for enum
-                if (property.defaultValue != null) {
-                    property.defaultValue = property.defaultValue.replace(property.items.baseType, property.items.datatypeWithEnum);
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1626,15 +1622,9 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
             // inner item is Enum
             if (isPropertyInnerMostEnum(property)) {
                 property.isEnum = true;
-                // update datatypeWithEnum for map
+                // update datatypeWithEnum and default value for map
                 // e.g. Dictionary<string, string> => Dictionary<string, StatusEnum>
                 updateDataTypeWithEnumForMap(property);
-
-                // TOOD need to revise the default value for enum
-                // set default value
-                if (property.defaultValue != null) {
-                    property.defaultValue = property.defaultValue.replace(property.items.baseType, property.items.datatypeWithEnum);
-                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1667,7 +1657,11 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         }
         // set both datatype and datetypeWithEnum as only the inner type is enum
         property.datatypeWithEnum = property.datatypeWithEnum.replace(baseItem.baseType, toEnumName(baseItem));
-        //property.datatype = property.datatypeWithEnum;
+
+        // set default value for variable with inner enum
+        if (property.defaultValue != null) {
+            property.defaultValue = property.defaultValue.replace(property.items.baseType, toEnumName(property.items));
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1682,7 +1676,11 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         }
         // set both datatype and datetypeWithEnum as only the inner type is enum
         property.datatypeWithEnum = property.datatypeWithEnum.replace(", " + baseItem.baseType, ", " + toEnumName(baseItem));
-        //property.datatype = property.datatypeWithEnum;
+
+        // set default value for variable with inner enum
+        if (property.defaultValue != null) {
+            property.defaultValue = property.defaultValue.replace(", " + property.items.baseType, ", " + toEnumName(property.items));
+        }
     }
 
     protected void setNonArrayMapProperty(CodegenProperty property, String type) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/petstore-with-fake-endpoints-models-for-testing.yaml b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/petstore-with-fake-endpoints-models-for-testing.yaml
index 79d82c992f..5a0511e45a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/petstore-with-fake-endpoints-models-for-testing.yaml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/resources/2_0/petstore-with-fake-endpoints-models-for-testing.yaml
@@ -1064,15 +1064,16 @@ definitions:
           type: object
           additionalProperties:
             type: string  
-      map_map_of_enum:
-        type: object
-        additionalProperties:
-          type: object
-          additionalProperties:
-            type: string  
-            enum:
-              - UPPER
-              - lower
+      # comment out the following (map of map of enum) as many language not yet support this
+      #map_map_of_enum:
+      #  type: object
+      #  additionalProperties:
+      #    type: object
+      #    additionalProperties:
+      #      type: string  
+      #      enum:
+      #        - UPPER
+      #        - lower
       map_of_enum_string:
         type: object
         additionalProperties:
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/docs/MapTest.md b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/docs/MapTest.md
index 67450f9a4f..c671e97ffb 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/docs/MapTest.md
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/docs/MapTest.md
@@ -5,16 +5,9 @@
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
 **mapMapOfString** | [**Map&lt;String, Map&lt;String, String&gt;&gt;**](Map.md) |  |  [optional]
-**mapMapOfEnum** | [**Map&lt;String, Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;&gt;**](#Map&lt;String, Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;&gt;) |  |  [optional]
 **mapOfEnumString** | [**Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;**](#Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;) |  |  [optional]
 
 
-<a name="Map<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>>"></a>
-## Enum: Map&lt;String, Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;&gt;
-Name | Value
----- | -----
-
-
 <a name="Map<String, InnerEnum>"></a>
 ## Enum: Map&lt;String, InnerEnum&gt;
 Name | Value
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/hello.txt b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/hello.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6769dd60bd..0000000000
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/hello.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Hello world!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/MapTest.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/MapTest.java
index 64e08ad779..61bdb6b2c6 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/MapTest.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/MapTest.java
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ public class MapTest   {
   @SerializedName("map_map_of_string")
   private Map<String, Map<String, String>> mapMapOfString = new HashMap<String, Map<String, String>>();
 
-  @SerializedName("map_map_of_enum")
-  private Map<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>> mapMapOfEnum = new HashMap<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>>();
-
   /**
    * Gets or Sets inner
    */
@@ -88,24 +85,6 @@ public class MapTest   {
     this.mapMapOfString = mapMapOfString;
   }
 
-  public MapTest mapMapOfEnum(Map<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>> mapMapOfEnum) {
-    this.mapMapOfEnum = mapMapOfEnum;
-    return this;
-  }
-
-   /**
-   * Get mapMapOfEnum
-   * @return mapMapOfEnum
-  **/
-  @ApiModelProperty(example = "null", value = "")
-  public Map<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>> getMapMapOfEnum() {
-    return mapMapOfEnum;
-  }
-
-  public void setMapMapOfEnum(Map<String, Map<String, InnerEnum>> mapMapOfEnum) {
-    this.mapMapOfEnum = mapMapOfEnum;
-  }
-
   public MapTest mapOfEnumString(Map<String, InnerEnum> mapOfEnumString) {
     this.mapOfEnumString = mapOfEnumString;
     return this;
@@ -135,13 +114,12 @@ public class MapTest   {
     }
     MapTest mapTest = (MapTest) o;
     return Objects.equals(this.mapMapOfString, mapTest.mapMapOfString) &&
-        Objects.equals(this.mapMapOfEnum, mapTest.mapMapOfEnum) &&
         Objects.equals(this.mapOfEnumString, mapTest.mapOfEnumString);
   }
 
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
-    return Objects.hash(mapMapOfString, mapMapOfEnum, mapOfEnumString);
+    return Objects.hash(mapMapOfString, mapOfEnumString);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -150,7 +128,6 @@ public class MapTest   {
     sb.append("class MapTest {\n");
     
     sb.append("    mapMapOfString: ").append(toIndentedString(mapMapOfString)).append("\n");
-    sb.append("    mapMapOfEnum: ").append(toIndentedString(mapMapOfEnum)).append("\n");
     sb.append("    mapOfEnumString: ").append(toIndentedString(mapOfEnumString)).append("\n");
     sb.append("}");
     return sb.toString();