diff --git a/lib/definitions/plugins.js b/lib/definitions/plugins.js
index 23b49890c7..e8f0351b5f 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/definitions/plugins.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ module.exports = {
     }),
   },
   addChannel: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
     required: false,
     dryRun: false,
     outputValidator: output => !output || isPlainObject(output),