diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f48a0023a..3e146ab41 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
  Changes between 1.0.0q and 1.0.0r [xx XXX xxxx]
 
-  *)
+  *) Removed the export ciphers from the DEFAULT ciphers
+     [Kurt Roeckx]
 
  Changes between 1.0.0p and 1.0.0q [15 Jan 2015]
 
diff --git a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
index f44aa00a2..cbd9fa3fd 100644
--- a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ The following is a list of all permitted cipher strings and their meanings.
 
 =item B<DEFAULT>
 
-the default cipher list. This is determined at compile time and, as of OpenSSL
-1.0.0, is normally B<ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL>. This must be the first cipher string
+the default cipher list. This is determined at compile time and
+is normally B<ALL:!EXPORT:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2>. This must be the firstcipher string
 specified.
 
 =item B<COMPLEMENTOFDEFAULT>
diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h
index c977da3b9..3f4d0ac9e 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl.h
+++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * The following cipher list is used by default. It also is substituted when
  * an application-defined cipher list string starts with 'DEFAULT'.
  */
-# define SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST "ALL:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2"
+# define SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST "ALL:!EXPORT:!aNULL:!eNULL:!SSLv2"
 /*
  * As of OpenSSL 1.0.0, ssl_create_cipher_list() in ssl/ssl_ciph.c always
  * starts with a reasonable order, and all we have to do for DEFAULT is
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
index a61cab615..cae03b31e 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_ciph.c
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ static const SSL_CIPHER cipher_aliases[] = {
      * "COMPLEMENTOFDEFAULT" (does *not* include ciphersuites not found in
      * ALL!)
      */
-    {0, SSL_TXT_CMPDEF, 0, SSL_kEDH | SSL_kEECDH, SSL_aNULL, ~SSL_eNULL, 0, 0,
-     0, 0, 0, 0},
+    {0, SSL_TXT_CMPDEF, 0, 0, SSL_aNULL, ~SSL_eNULL, 0, ~SSL_SSLV2,
+     SSL_EXP_MASK, 0, 0, 0},
 
     /*
      * key exchange aliases (some of those using only a single bit here
@@ -916,7 +916,10 @@ static void ssl_cipher_apply_rule(unsigned long cipher_id,
                  cp->algorithm_enc, cp->algorithm_mac, cp->algorithm_ssl,
                  cp->algo_strength);
 #endif
-
+            if (algo_strength == SSL_EXP_MASK && SSL_C_IS_EXPORT(cp))
+                goto ok;
+            if (alg_ssl == ~SSL_SSLV2 && cp->algorithm_ssl == SSL_SSLV2)
+                goto ok;
             if (alg_mkey && !(alg_mkey & cp->algorithm_mkey))
                 continue;
             if (alg_auth && !(alg_auth & cp->algorithm_auth))
@@ -935,6 +938,8 @@ static void ssl_cipher_apply_rule(unsigned long cipher_id,
                 continue;
         }
 
+    ok:
+
 #ifdef CIPHER_DEBUG
         printf("Action = %d\n", rule);
 #endif