diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55dfa2a81d..7a8f84b521 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Template
 
+- Remove default false from nextflow_schema.json ([#2376](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2376))
 - Add module MULTIQC to modules.config ([#2377](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2377))
 
 ### Download
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow_schema.json b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow_schema.json
index 319503c37f..49549d0464 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -175,14 +175,12 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "description": "Display help text.",
                     "fa_icon": "fas fa-question-circle",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true
                 },
                 "version": {
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "description": "Display version and exit.",
                     "fa_icon": "fas fa-question-circle",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true
                 },
                 "publish_dir_mode": {
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "description": "Send plain-text email instead of HTML.",
                     "fa_icon": "fas fa-remove-format",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true
                 },
                 "max_multiqc_email_size": {
@@ -221,7 +218,6 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "description": "Do not use coloured log outputs.",
                     "fa_icon": "fas fa-palette",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true
                 },
                 "hook_url": {
@@ -260,7 +256,6 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "fa_icon": "far fa-eye-slash",
                     "description": "Show all params when using `--help`",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true,
                     "help_text": "By default, parameters set as _hidden_ in the schema are not shown on the command line when a user runs with `--help`. Specifying this option will tell the pipeline to show all parameters."
                 },
@@ -268,7 +263,6 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "fa_icon": "far fa-check-circle",
                     "description": "Validation of parameters fails when an unrecognised parameter is found.",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true,
                     "help_text": "By default, when an unrecognised parameter is found, it returns a warinig."
                 },
@@ -276,7 +270,6 @@
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "fa_icon": "far fa-check-circle",
                     "description": "Validation of parameters in lenient more.",
-                    "default": false,
                     "hidden": true,
                     "help_text": "Allows string values that are parseable as numbers or booleans. For further information see [JSONSchema docs](https://github.com/everit-org/json-schema#lenient-mode)."
                 }