diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md
index 8ae6a441b35..a0d493bc879 100644
--- a/docs/faq.md
+++ b/docs/faq.md
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ const Kitten = connection.model('Kitten', kittySchema);
 
 <a class="anchor" href="#array-defaults">**Q**</a>. How can I change mongoose's default behavior of initializing an array path to an empty array so that I can require real data on document creation?
 
-**A**. You can set the default of the array to a function that returns `undefined`.
+**A**. You can set the default of the array to `undefined`.
 
 ```javascript
 const CollectionSchema = new Schema({
@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ const CollectionSchema = new Schema({
 
 <a class="anchor" href="#initialize-array-path-null">**Q**</a>. How can I initialize an array path to `null`?
 
-**A**. You can set the default of the array to a function that returns `null`.
+**A**. You can set the default of the array to [`null`](https://masteringjs.io/tutorials/fundamentals/null).
 
 ```javascript
 const CollectionSchema = new Schema({
   field1: {
     type: [String],
-    default: () => { return null; }
+    default: null
   }
 });
 ```
diff --git a/lib/schema/array.js b/lib/schema/array.js
index 67fe713a99b..00774ee3147 100644
--- a/lib/schema/array.js
+++ b/lib/schema/array.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function SchemaArray(key, cast, options, schemaOptions) {
     fn = typeof defaultArr === 'function';
   }
 
-  if (!('defaultValue' in this) || this.defaultValue !== void 0) {
+  if (!('defaultValue' in this) || this.defaultValue != null) {
     const defaultFn = function() {
       // Leave it up to `cast()` to convert the array
       return fn