diff --git a/internal/models/server.go b/internal/models/server.go
index ac777943..7b1e41f8 100644
--- a/internal/models/server.go
+++ b/internal/models/server.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"net"
-
-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants/vpn"
 )
 
 type Server struct {
@@ -28,11 +26,3 @@ type Server struct {
 	PortForward bool     `json:"port_forward,omitempty"`
 	IPs         []net.IP `json:"ips,omitempty"`
 }
-
-func (s *Server) setDefaults() {
-	// TODO v4 precise these in servers.json rather than here
-	if s.VPN == "" {
-		// If the VPN protocol isn't specified, assume it is OpenVPN.
-		s.VPN = vpn.OpenVPN
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/models/servers.go b/internal/models/servers.go
index 8bca6f6c..f72b15ab 100644
--- a/internal/models/servers.go
+++ b/internal/models/servers.go
@@ -47,37 +47,8 @@ func (a *AllServers) Count() int {
 		len(a.Windscribe.Servers)
 }
 
-func (a *AllServers) SetDefaults() {
-	a.Cyberghost.SetDefaults()
-	a.Expressvpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Fastestvpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.HideMyAss.SetDefaults()
-	a.Ipvanish.SetDefaults()
-	a.Ivpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Mullvad.SetDefaults()
-	a.Nordvpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Perfectprivacy.SetDefaults()
-	a.Privado.SetDefaults()
-	a.Pia.SetDefaults()
-	a.Privatevpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Protonvpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Purevpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Surfshark.SetDefaults()
-	a.Torguard.SetDefaults()
-	a.VPNUnlimited.SetDefaults()
-	a.Vyprvpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Wevpn.SetDefaults()
-	a.Windscribe.SetDefaults()
-}
-
 type Servers struct {
 	Version   uint16   `json:"version"`
 	Timestamp int64    `json:"timestamp"`
 	Servers   []Server `json:"servers"`
 }
-
-func (s *Servers) SetDefaults() {
-	for i := range s.Servers {
-		s.Servers[i].setDefaults()
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/storage/read.go b/internal/storage/read.go
index f56e5d88..93a44208 100644
--- a/internal/storage/read.go
+++ b/internal/storage/read.go
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ func (s *Storage) extractServersFromBytes(b []byte, hardcoded models.AllServers)
 		if err != nil {
 			return servers, err
 		}
-		element.target.SetDefaults()
 	}
 
 	return servers, nil
diff --git a/internal/storage/storage.go b/internal/storage/storage.go
index ad830fc4..6a0c72aa 100644
--- a/internal/storage/storage.go
+++ b/internal/storage/storage.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type InfoErrorer interface {
 func New(logger InfoErrorer, filepath string) (storage *Storage, err error) {
 	// error returned covered by unit test
 	harcodedServers, _ := parseHardcodedServers()
-	harcodedServers.SetDefaults()
 
 	storage = &Storage{
 		hardcodedServers: harcodedServers,