diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index 3984a3e6f6..1cd1c6033f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.prototype =
 
     // hash
     DEFAULT_PARAMS: {
-        service: "WMS",
-        version: "1.1.1",
-        request: "GetMap",
-        srs: "EPSG:4326",
-        styles: "",
-        exceptions: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage",
-        format: "image/jpeg"
+        service: "WFS",
+        version: "1.0.0",
+        request: "GetFeature",
     },
 
     /**