diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
index 99900790366c..11878f8db9aa 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ agentx
 !
 {% include "zebra/zebra.interfaces.conf.j2" %}
 !
-{% include "staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.j2" %}
-!
 {% include "staticd/staticd.loopback_route.conf.j2" %}
 !
 {% include "bgpd/bgpd.main.conf.j2" %}
diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2
index 4831325276c7..6d00ac6609c7 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@
 !
 {% include "common/daemons.common.conf.j2" %}
 !
-{% include "staticd.default_route.conf.j2" %}
-!
 {% include "staticd.loopback_route.conf.j2" %}
 !
diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 22d61ebbd0ff..000000000000
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-!
-{% block default_route %}
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-{% for (name, prefix) in MGMT_INTERFACE|pfx_filter %}
-{% if prefix | ipv4 %}
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 {{ MGMT_INTERFACE[(name, prefix)]['gwaddr'] }} 200
-{% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
-{% endblock default_route %}
-!
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/frr.conf.j2/all.conf b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/frr.conf.j2/all.conf
index e977d2b5cffc..a43da1beedaf 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/frr.conf.j2/all.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/frr.conf.j2/all.conf
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ link-detect
 !
 !!
 !
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.10.10.1 200
-!!
-!
 ! add static ipv6 /64 loopback route to allow bgpd to advertise the loopback route prefix
 ipv6 route fc00::/64 Loopback0
 !!
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf
index 59bbe983af76..0a2a7d4effba 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ log facility local4
 !
 ! end of template: common/daemons.common.conf.j2!
 !
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.10.10.1 200
 !!
 !
 ! add static ipv6 /64 loopback route to allow bgpd to advertise the loopback route prefix
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf.json b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf.json
index 0cbd67c7ef68..3b46cc276aee 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf.json
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf.json
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
             "hostname": "new_hostname"
         }
     },
-    "MGMT_INTERFACE": {
-        "eth0|10.10.10.10/24": {
-            "gwaddr": "10.10.10.1"
-        }
-    },
     "LOOPBACK_INTERFACE": {
         "Loopback0|FC00:1::32/128": {}
     }
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 11adb98ebc3c..000000000000
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-!
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.10.10.1 200
-!
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.json b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 80cd218a790e..000000000000
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "MGMT_INTERFACE": {
-        "eth0|10.10.10.10/24": {
-            "gwaddr": "10.10.10.1"
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py
index a9c93749d5c4..c11ddafa4838 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ def test_common_functions():
              "common/functions.conf.json",
              "common/functions.conf")
 
-def test_staticd_default_route():
-    run_test("staticd.default_route.conf.j2",
-             "staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.j2",
-             "staticd/staticd.default_route.conf.json",
-             "staticd/staticd.default_route.conf")
-
 def test_staticd_loopback_route():
     run_test("staticd.loopback_route.conf.j2",
              "staticd/staticd.loopback_route.conf.j2",
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py2/frr.conf b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py2/frr.conf
index 0b0c22db6809..259415e89e65 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py2/frr.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py2/frr.conf
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ link-detect
 !
 !!
 !
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.0.1 200
-!!
-!
 !
 ! add static ipv6 /64 loopback route to allow bgpd to advertise the loopback route prefix
 ipv6 route fc00:1::/64 Loopback0
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py3/frr.conf b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py3/frr.conf
index 032eb26c5337..02173159ae9b 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py3/frr.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/py3/frr.conf
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ link-detect
 !
 !!
 !
-! set static default route to mgmt gateway as a backup to learned default
-ip route 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.0.1 200
-!!
-!
 !
 ! add static ipv6 /64 loopback route to allow bgpd to advertise the loopback route prefix
 ipv6 route fc00:1::/64 Loopback0
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
index 4998db2d5b25..3934f8c7d70c 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
@@ -69,6 +69,4 @@ def test_bgpd_frr(self):
     def test_zebra_frr(self):
         self.assertTrue(*self.run_case('zebra/zebra.conf.j2', 'zebra_frr.conf'))
 
-    def test_staticd_frr(self):
-        self.assertTrue(*self.run_case('staticd/staticd.conf.j2', 'staticd_frr.conf'))