diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
index 9e5def4ba0..278855e693 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/frr.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,5 @@ agentx
 !
 {% include "zebra/zebra.interfaces.conf.j2" %}
 !
-{% include "staticd/staticd.default_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 932871dfce..921fc3f557 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/frr/staticd/staticd.conf.j2
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@
 !
 {% include "common/daemons.common.conf.j2" %}
 !
-{% include "staticd.default_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 22d61ebbd0..0000000000
--- 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 4cf456052b..8beebc4af7 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
-!!
-!
 ! template: bgpd/bgpd.main.conf.j2
 !
 ! bgp multiple-instance
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 522c0d36f2..1495bc679e 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/data/sonic-cfggen/staticd/staticd.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ 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
 !!
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 37f660d101..2e578b9fdd 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
@@ -3,10 +3,5 @@
         "localhost": {
             "hostname": "new_hostname"
         }
-    },
-    "MGMT_INTERFACE": {
-        "eth0|10.10.10.10/24": {
-            "gwaddr": "10.10.10.1"
-        }
     }
 }
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 11adb98ebc..0000000000
--- 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 80cd218a79..0000000000
--- 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 d10ec65d21..762cbccd90 100644
--- a/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py
+++ b/src/sonic-bgpcfgd/tests/test_sonic-cfggen.py
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ 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():
     run_test("staticd.conf.j2",
              "staticd/staticd.conf.j2",
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/frr.conf b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/frr.conf
index 8e84f31ee9..77a8dea5b1 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/frr.conf
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/sample_output/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
-!!
-!
 ! template: bgpd/bgpd.main.conf.j2
 !
 ! bgp multiple-instance
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
index dd41e17117..f9229d9793 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_frr.py
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@ class TestCfgGen(TestCase):
     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'))