diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
index 6bd4e13d6..61115a920 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Document.java
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.*;
 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
 public @interface Document {
 
-    String indexName() default "";
+    String indexName();
     String type() default "";
 }