diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/head.tsx b/packages/next/next-server/lib/head.tsx
index f9aad9a57b13b64..b1c5f81bca12312 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/head.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/head.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ type WithInAmpMode = {
 export function defaultHead(inAmpMode = false) {
   const head = [<meta charSet="utf-8" />]
   if (!inAmpMode) {
-    head.push(
-      <meta
-        name="viewport"
-        content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1"
-      />
-    )
+    head.push(<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />)
   }
   return head
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/client-navigation/test/rendering.js b/test/integration/client-navigation/test/rendering.js
index 4bc7ef238d89d22..f4314d66cbd7d81 100644
--- a/test/integration/client-navigation/test/rendering.js
+++ b/test/integration/client-navigation/test/rendering.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default function(render, fetch) {
     test('header renders default viewport', async () => {
       const html = await render('/default-head')
       expect(html).toContain(
-        '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1"/>'
+        '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"/>'
       )
     })