diff --git a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_ferret/lib/instance_methods.rb b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_ferret/lib/instance_methods.rb
index a89fc77..8292b86 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_ferret/lib/instance_methods.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_ferret/lib/instance_methods.rb
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ module ActsAsFerret #:nodoc:
     end
 
     def content_for_field_name(field, via = field, dynamic_boost = nil)
+      return nil if field.to_sym == :type
       field_data = self.send(via) || self.instance_variable_get("@#{via}")
       if (dynamic_boost && boost_value = self.send(dynamic_boost))
         field_data = Ferret::Field.new(field_data)
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