diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73d9ba35..d27c66a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.0.1 under development
 
 - Enh #260: Typecast refactoring (@Tigrov)
+- Enh #262: Refactoring of `Schema::normalizeDefaultValue()` method (@Tigrov)
 
 ## 1.0.0 April 12, 2023
 
diff --git a/src/Schema.php b/src/Schema.php
index dae672a5..eb1286f9 100644
--- a/src/Schema.php
+++ b/src/Schema.php
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 use function explode;
 use function md5;
 use function preg_match;
+use function preg_replace;
 use function serialize;
 use function strncasecmp;
 use function strtolower;
-use function trim;
 
 /**
  * Implements the SQLite Server specific schema, supporting SQLite 3.3.0 or higher.
@@ -505,20 +505,20 @@ protected function loadColumnSchema(array $info): ColumnSchemaInterface
      * @param ColumnSchemaInterface $column The column schema object.
      *
      * @return mixed The normalized default value.
-     *
-     * @psalm-suppress PossiblyNullArgument
      */
-    private function normalizeDefaultValue(?string $defaultValue, ColumnSchemaInterface $column): mixed
+    private function normalizeDefaultValue(string|null $defaultValue, ColumnSchemaInterface $column): mixed
     {
-        if ($column->isPrimaryKey()) {
+        if ($column->isPrimaryKey() || in_array($defaultValue, [null, '', 'null', 'NULL'], true)) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        return match ($defaultValue) {
-            null, 'null', '' => null,
-            'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'CURRENT_DATE', 'CURRENT_TIME' => new Expression($defaultValue),
-            default => $column->phpTypecast(trim($defaultValue, "'\"")),
-        };
+        if (in_array($defaultValue, ['CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', 'CURRENT_DATE', 'CURRENT_TIME'], true)) {
+            return new Expression($defaultValue);
+        }
+
+        $value = preg_replace('/^([\'"])(.*)\1$/s', '$2', $defaultValue);
+
+        return $column->phpTypecast($value);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Provider/SchemaProvider.php b/tests/Provider/SchemaProvider.php
index 17b32149..00c31596 100644
--- a/tests/Provider/SchemaProvider.php
+++ b/tests/Provider/SchemaProvider.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public static function columns(): array
                         'size' => 100,
                         'precision' => 100,
                         'scale' => null,
-                        'defaultValue' => 'something',
+                        'defaultValue' => 'something"',
                     ],
                     'char_col3' => [
                         'type' => 'text',
diff --git a/tests/Support/Fixture/sqlite.sql b/tests/Support/Fixture/sqlite.sql
index 45de6756..04334a60 100644
--- a/tests/Support/Fixture/sqlite.sql
+++ b/tests/Support/Fixture/sqlite.sql
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ CREATE TABLE "type" (
   tinyint_col TINYINT(3) DEFAULT '1',
   smallint_col SMALLINT(1) DEFAULT '1',
   char_col char(100) NOT NULL,
-  char_col2 varchar(100) DEFAULT 'something',
+  char_col2 varchar(100) DEFAULT 'something"',
   char_col3 text,
   float_col double(4,3) NOT NULL,
   float_col2 double DEFAULT '1.23',