diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
index b736701946..7e61eb96af 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny-tp-link.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ define Device/tplink_rex5x-v1
   DEVICE_COMPAT_VERSION := 2.0
   DEVICE_COMPAT_MESSAGE := Partition layout has changed compared to older versions by utilizing unused flash. \
     Upgrade via sysupgrade mechanism (-F) will only work if flashed image still fits to the size of old partition (6016 KiB).
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 
 define Device/tplink_re355-v1
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ define Device/tplink_re450-v2
     Upgrade via sysupgrade mechanism (-F) will only work if flashed image still fits to the size of old partition (6016 KiB).
   TPLINK_BOARD_ID := RE450-V2
   LOADER_TYPE := elf
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_re450-v2