diff --git a/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go b/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
index 8dd54d17dff3..6a63ecd93d45 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
@@ -1190,10 +1190,6 @@ func (rm *resmon) RegisterResource(ctx context.Context,
 	var outputDeps map[string]*pulumirpc.RegisterResourceResponse_PropertyDependencies
 	if remote {
 		provider, ok := rm.providers.GetProvider(providerRef)
-		if providers.IsDenyDefaultsProvider(providerRef) {
-			msg := diag.GetDefaultProviderDenied(resource.URN(t.String())).Message
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf(msg, t.Package().String(), t.String())
-		}
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown provider '%v'", providerRef)
 		}
diff --git a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
index 443bdd75c7ce..a4b12e831b9e 100644
--- a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
+++ b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ async function prepareResource(label: string, res: Resource, parent: Resource |
 
         let providerRef: string | undefined;
         let importID: ID | undefined;
-        if (custom || remote) {
+        if (custom) {
             const customOpts = <CustomResourceOptions>opts;
             importID = customOpts.import;
             providerRef = await ProviderResource.register(opts.provider);