diff --git a/endpoints/core/types/model.py b/endpoints/core/types/model.py
index 6855108..a182913 100644
--- a/endpoints/core/types/model.py
+++ b/endpoints/core/types/model.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class ModelLoadRequest(BaseModel):
     # Config arguments
     backend: Optional[str] = Field(
         description="Backend to use",
-        default="exllamav2",
     )
     max_seq_len: Optional[int] = Field(
         description="Leave this blank to use the model's base sequence length",