diff --git a/deploy/templates/consumption-azuredeploy.json b/deploy/templates/consumption-azuredeploy.json
index 0ea9823d..bc12d329 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/consumption-azuredeploy.json
+++ b/deploy/templates/consumption-azuredeploy.json
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
         "UK West",
         "UK South"
       ],
-      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]",
       "metadata": {
         "description": "The location of the deployed resources."
       }
diff --git a/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy-sandbox.json b/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy-sandbox.json
index 6dfba8a3..8e38f68d 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy-sandbox.json
+++ b/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy-sandbox.json
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
         "UK West",
         "UK South"
       ],
-      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]",
       "metadata": {
         "description": "The location of the deployed resources."
       }
diff --git a/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy.json b/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy.json
index 6114bcb7..221c1510 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy.json
+++ b/deploy/templates/default-azuredeploy.json
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
         "UK West",
         "UK South"
       ],
-      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]",
       "metadata": {
         "description": "The location of the deployed resources."
       }
diff --git a/deploy/templates/premium-azuredeploy.json b/deploy/templates/premium-azuredeploy.json
index 2b61ae60..d499e695 100644
--- a/deploy/templates/premium-azuredeploy.json
+++ b/deploy/templates/premium-azuredeploy.json
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
         "UK West",
         "UK South"
       ],
-      "defaultValue": "[resourceGroup().location]",
       "metadata": {
         "description": "The location of the deployed resources."
       }