diff --git a/templates/libraries/jersey3/pojo.mustache b/templates/libraries/jersey3/pojo.mustache
index 54c5b28ba..7b6bb44bb 100644
--- a/templates/libraries/jersey3/pojo.mustache
+++ b/templates/libraries/jersey3/pojo.mustache
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ public class {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{.}}} {{/parent}}{{#vendorExtens
   {{#deprecated}}
   @Deprecated
   {{/deprecated}}
-  private {{{datatypeWithEnum}}} {{name}}{{#required}}{{#defaultValue}} = {{{.}}}{{/defaultValue}}{{/required}}{{^required}} = null{{/required}};
+  private {{{datatypeWithEnum}}} {{name}}{{#required}} = {{{.}}}{{/required}}{{^required}} = null{{/required}};
   {{/isContainer}}
   {{^isContainer}}
   {{#deprecated}}
   @Deprecated
   {{/deprecated}}
-  private {{{datatypeWithEnum}}} {{name}}{{#defaultValue}} = {{{.}}}{{/defaultValue}};
+  private {{{datatypeWithEnum}}} {{name}};
   {{/isContainer}}
   {{/vendorExtensions.x-is-jackson-optional-nullable}}