diff --git a/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go b/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
index 3bb70c6d10..36bd669359 100644
--- a/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/storagecluster_types.go
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ type ExternalStorageClusterSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	Enable bool `json:"enable,omitempty"`
 
-	//+kubebuilder:default:=rhcs
 	//+kubebuilder:validation:Enum=ocs;rhcs
 	// StorageProviderKind Identify the type of storage provider cluster this consumer cluster is going to connect to.
 	StorageProviderKind ExternalStorageKind `json:"storageProviderKind,omitempty"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
index 373cb1f20e..87ba3cd0f4 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ spec:
                     pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                     x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                   storageProviderKind:
-                    default: rhcs
                     description: StorageProviderKind Identify the type of storage
                       provider cluster this consumer cluster is going to connect to.
                     enum:
diff --git a/deploy/bundle/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml b/deploy/bundle/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
index c388997211..9cc20ec100 100644
--- a/deploy/bundle/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/bundle/manifests/storagecluster.crd.yaml
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ spec:
                     pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                     x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                   storageProviderKind:
-                    default: rhcs
                     description: StorageProviderKind Identify the type of storage
                       provider cluster this consumer cluster is going to connect to.
                     enum:
diff --git a/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml b/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
index 373cb1f20e..87ba3cd0f4 100644
--- a/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
+++ b/deploy/csv-templates/crds/ocs/ocs.openshift.io_storageclusters.yaml
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ spec:
                     pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                     x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                   storageProviderKind:
-                    default: rhcs
                     description: StorageProviderKind Identify the type of storage
                       provider cluster this consumer cluster is going to connect to.
                     enum: