diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
index ea4952f6b03..678360afaec 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py
@@ -1684,7 +1684,6 @@ def main():
             ),
             config=dict(
                 type='path',
-                default='/etc/lxc/default.conf'
             ),
             vg_name=dict(
                 type='str',