diff --git a/examples/vmss-ubuntu/variables.tf b/examples/vmss-ubuntu/variables.tf
index 4fc8c61695ff..c8fbdc9e6684 100644
--- a/examples/vmss-ubuntu/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/vmss-ubuntu/variables.tf
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ variable "instance_count" {
 
 variable "admin_username" {
   description = "Admin username on all VMs."
-  default     = "kt"
 }
 
 variable "admin_password" {
   description = "Admin password on all VMs."
-  default     = "passWORD123!@#"
 }