diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/ResultSetMetaData.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/ResultSetMetaData.java
index 73575cbaca..73b5b11367 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/ResultSetMetaData.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/ResultSetMetaData.java
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public class ResultSetMetaData implements java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
    */
   public boolean isDefinitelyWritable(int column) throws SQLException
   {
-    return isWritable(column);
+    return false;
   }
   
   // ********************************************************
diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc2/ResultSetMetaData.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc2/ResultSetMetaData.java
index d1db49c054..e09b872f49 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc2/ResultSetMetaData.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc2/ResultSetMetaData.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class ResultSetMetaData implements java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
    */
   public boolean isDefinitelyWritable(int column) throws SQLException
   {
-    return isWritable(column);
+    return false;
   }
   
   // ********************************************************