diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
index 1779ed5b..5b13389d 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ type RotateCertificates struct {
 
 type DNSConfig struct {
 	// DNS provider
-	Provider string `yaml:"provider" json:"provider,omitempty" norman:"default=kube-dns"`
+	Provider string `yaml:"provider" json:"provider,omitempty"`
 	// Upstream nameservers
 	UpstreamNameservers []string `yaml:"upstreamnameservers" json:"upstreamnameservers,omitempty"`
 	// ReverseCIDRs