diff --git a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_node_pool_resource.go b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_node_pool_resource.go
index 19af0b55d4fbf..d9b85e7dec988 100644
--- a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_node_pool_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_node_pool_resource.go
@@ -1172,7 +1172,6 @@ func upgradeSettingsSchema() *pluginsdk.Schema {
 				"drain_timeout_in_minutes": {
 					Type:     pluginsdk.TypeInt,
 					Optional: true,
-					Default:  30,
 				},
 				"node_soak_duration_in_minutes": {
 					Type:         pluginsdk.TypeInt,