diff --git a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/nutanix-cluster-class.yaml b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/nutanix-cluster-class.yaml
index 6bc9d2f6d..41966e73c 100644
--- a/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/nutanix-cluster-class.yaml
+++ b/charts/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/defaultclusterclasses/nutanix-cluster-class.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spec:
     name: worker-config
   workers:
     machineDeployments:
-    - class: nutanix-quick-start-worker
+    - class: default-worker
       machineHealthCheck:
         maxUnhealthy: 40%
         nodeStartupTimeout: 10m
diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml
index da302a77c..4ec6e0913 100644
--- a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml
+++ b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-crs.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
     version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
     workers:
       machineDeployments:
-      - class: nutanix-quick-start-worker
+      - class: default-worker
         metadata:
           annotations:
             cluster.x-k8s.io/cluster-api-autoscaler-node-group-max-size: "${WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT}"
diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml
index be7a6ab65..1253f562b 100644
--- a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml
+++ b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-calico-helm-addon.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
     version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
     workers:
       machineDeployments:
-      - class: nutanix-quick-start-worker
+      - class: default-worker
         metadata:
           annotations:
             cluster.x-k8s.io/cluster-api-autoscaler-node-group-max-size: "${WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT}"
diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml
index 26851f032..128c84f9c 100644
--- a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml
+++ b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-crs.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
     version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
     workers:
       machineDeployments:
-      - class: nutanix-quick-start-worker
+      - class: default-worker
         metadata:
           annotations:
             cluster.x-k8s.io/cluster-api-autoscaler-node-group-max-size: "${WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT}"
diff --git a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
index f50018bf1..80c973cad 100644
--- a/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
+++ b/examples/capi-quick-start/nutanix-cluster-cilium-helm-addon.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
     version: ${KUBERNETES_VERSION}
     workers:
       machineDeployments:
-      - class: nutanix-quick-start-worker
+      - class: default-worker
         metadata:
           annotations:
             cluster.x-k8s.io/cluster-api-autoscaler-node-group-max-size: "${WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT}"
diff --git a/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl b/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
index 994a19441..d82b70c6c 100644
--- a/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/cluster/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ patches:
 - target:
     kind: Cluster
   path: ../../../patches/dockerhub-image-registry.yaml
+
+# Change the machineDeployments Class to match the other examples.
+- target:
+    kind: Cluster
+  patch: |-
+    - op: "replace"
+      path: "/spec/topology/workers/machineDeployments/0/class"
+      value: default-worker
diff --git a/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/clusterclass/kustomization.yaml.tmpl b/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/clusterclass/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
index 32333961b..5e265c008 100644
--- a/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/clusterclass/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/hack/examples/bases/nutanix/clusterclass/kustomization.yaml.tmpl
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ patches:
     - op: "remove"
       path: "/spec/variables"
 
+# Change the machineDeployments Class to match the other examples.
+- target:
+    kind: ClusterClass
+  patch: |-
+    - op: "replace"
+      path: "/spec/workers/machineDeployments/0/class"
+      value: default-worker
+
 # Delete the certSANs from the template
 # They will be added by the handler.
 - target: