diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
index 5f865a72a7..1372fcb056 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ func resourceAwsDbInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
-				Default:  1,
 			},
 
 			"backup_window": &schema.Schema{