diff --git a/lib/src/code_generators/swagger_models_generator.dart b/lib/src/code_generators/swagger_models_generator.dart
index 341d8e49..10b0ef5a 100644
--- a/lib/src/code_generators/swagger_models_generator.dart
+++ b/lib/src/code_generators/swagger_models_generator.dart
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ $copyWithMethod
   String generateToJson(SwaggerSchema schema, String validatedClassName) {
     final hasMapping = schema.discriminator?.mapping.isNotEmpty ?? false;
     if (hasMapping) {
-      return 'static Map<String, dynamic> _\$${validatedClassName}ToJson($validatedClassName instance) { return instance.toJson();}\n\n'
+      return 'static Map<String, dynamic> _\$${validatedClassName}ToJson($validatedClassName instance) { return Map<String, dynamic>();}\n\n'
         'Map<String, dynamic> toJson() =>'
           '_\$${validatedClassName}ToJson(this)'
       '\t\t\t${schema.discriminator!.mapping.entries.map(