diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
index a4690a5f9c..6479f6e26a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic-tp-link.mk
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ define Device/tplink_archer-d50-v1
   TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT := 8Mqca
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | lzma | \
 	tplink-v2-header -s -V "ver. 1.0"
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += tplink_archer-d50-v1
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index 7703a53930..1be73641b5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ define Build/wrgg-pad-rootfs
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/padjffs2 $(IMAGE_ROOTFS) -c 64 >>$@
 endef
 
+
 define Device/seama
   KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | relocate-kernel | lzma
   KERNEL_INITRAMFS := $$(KERNEL) | seama
@@ -401,7 +402,6 @@ define Device/atheros_db120
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | \
 	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | pad-to 6336k | \
 	append-loader-okli-uimage $(1) | pad-to 64k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += atheros_db120
 
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ define Device/comfast_cf-e313ac
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := rssileds kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers \
 	ath10k-firmware-qca9888-ct -swconfig -uboot-envtools
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7936k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += comfast_cf-e313ac
 
@@ -974,7 +973,6 @@ define Device/dlink_dir-825-b1
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport \
 	kmod-leds-reset kmod-owl-loader
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += dir-825-b1
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += dlink_dir-825-b1
 
@@ -1584,7 +1582,6 @@ define Device/nec_wf1200cr
   IMAGES += factory.bin
   IMAGE/factory.bin := $$(IMAGE/default) | pad-rootfs -x 64 | seama | \
 	seama-seal | nec-enc ryztfyutcrqqo69d | check-size
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += nec_wf1200cr
 
@@ -1598,7 +1595,6 @@ define Device/nec_wg1200cr
   IMAGES += factory.bin
   IMAGE/factory.bin := $$(IMAGE/default) | pad-rootfs -x 64 | seama | \
 	seama-seal | nec-enc 9gsiy9nzep452pad | check-size
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += nec_wg1200cr
 
@@ -1612,7 +1608,6 @@ define Device/nec_wg800hp
 	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | \
 	xor-image -p 6A57190601121E4C004C1E1201061957 -x | nec-fw LASER_ATERM
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-ath10k-ct-smallbuffers ath10k-firmware-qca9887-ct-full-htt
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += nec_wg800hp
 
@@ -1777,7 +1772,6 @@ define Device/ocedo_koala
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-ath10k-ct ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += koala
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7424k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += ocedo_koala
 
@@ -1786,7 +1780,6 @@ define Device/ocedo_raccoon
   DEVICE_VENDOR := Ocedo
   DEVICE_MODEL := Raccoon
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7424k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += ocedo_raccoon
 
@@ -1796,7 +1789,6 @@ define Device/ocedo_ursus
   DEVICE_MODEL := Ursus
   DEVICE_PACKAGES := kmod-ath10k-ct ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7424k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += ocedo_ursus
 
@@ -2025,7 +2017,6 @@ define Device/openmesh_om5p-ac-v2
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-ath10k-ct ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct
   OPENMESH_CE_TYPE := OM5PAC
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += om5p-acv2
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += openmesh_om5p-ac-v2
 
@@ -2153,7 +2144,6 @@ define Device/qca_ap143-8m
   IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | pad-to $$$$(BLOCKSIZE) | \
 	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | pad-to 6336k | \
 	append-loader-okli-uimage $(1) | pad-to 64k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += qca_ap143-8m
 
@@ -2200,7 +2190,6 @@ define Device/qxwlan_e1700ac-v2-8m
   $(Device/qxwlan_e1700ac-v2)
   DEVICE_VARIANT := v2 (8M)
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7744k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += qxwlan_e1700ac-v2-8m
 
@@ -2267,7 +2256,6 @@ define Device/qxwlan_e600gac-v2-8m
   $(Device/qxwlan_e600gac-v2)
   DEVICE_VARIANT := v2 (8M)
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7744k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += qxwlan_e600gac-v2-8m
 
@@ -2359,7 +2347,6 @@ define Device/sitecom_wlr-7100
 	append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | check-size | \
 	senao-header -r 0x222 -p 0x53 -t 2
   IMAGE_SIZE := 7488k
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += sitecom_wlr-7100
 
@@ -2537,7 +2524,6 @@ define Device/wd_mynet-wifi-rangeextender
   IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | cybertan-trx | \
 	addpattern | append-metadata
   SUPPORTED_DEVICES += mynet-rext
-  DEFAULT := n
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += wd_mynet-wifi-rangeextender