diff --git a/pkg/lib/bundle/generate.go b/pkg/lib/bundle/generate.go
index 0e72c32bf..ed56d18a4 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/bundle/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/bundle/generate.go
@@ -293,32 +293,6 @@ func ValidateAnnotations(existing, expected []byte) error {
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs)
 }
 
-// ValidateChannelDefault validates provided default channel to ensure it exists in
-// provided channel list.
-func ValidateChannelDefault(channels, channelDefault string) (string, error) {
-	var chanDefault string
-	var chanErr error
-	channelList := strings.Split(channels, ",")
-
-	if containsString(channelList, "") {
-		return chanDefault, fmt.Errorf("invalid channels are provided: %s", channels)
-	}
-
-	if channelDefault != "" {
-		for _, channel := range channelList {
-			if channel == channelDefault {
-				chanDefault = channelDefault
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if chanDefault == "" {
-			chanDefault = channelList[0]
-			chanErr = fmt.Errorf(`The channel list "%s" doesn't contain channelDefault "%s"`, channels, channelDefault)
-		}
-	}
-	return chanDefault, chanErr
-}
-
 // GenerateAnnotations builds annotations.yaml with mediatype, manifests &
 // metadata directories in bundle image, package name, channels and default
 // channels information.
@@ -334,12 +308,7 @@ func GenerateAnnotations(mediaType, manifests, metadata, packageName, channels,
 		},
 	}
 
-	chanDefault, err := ValidateChannelDefault(channels, channelDefault)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	annotations.Annotations[ChannelDefaultLabel] = chanDefault
+	annotations.Annotations[ChannelDefaultLabel] = channelDefault
 
 	afile, err := yaml.Marshal(annotations)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -355,11 +324,6 @@ func GenerateAnnotations(mediaType, manifests, metadata, packageName, channels,
 func GenerateDockerfile(mediaType, manifests, metadata, copyManifestDir, copyMetadataDir, workingDir, packageName, channels, channelDefault string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var fileContent string
 
-	chanDefault, err := ValidateChannelDefault(channels, channelDefault)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	relativeManifestDirectory, err := filepath.Rel(workingDir, copyManifestDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -379,7 +343,7 @@ func GenerateDockerfile(mediaType, manifests, metadata, copyManifestDir, copyMet
 	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("LABEL %s=%s\n", MetadataLabel, metadata)
 	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("LABEL %s=%s\n", PackageLabel, packageName)
 	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("LABEL %s=%s\n", ChannelsLabel, channels)
-	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("LABEL %s=%s\n\n", ChannelDefaultLabel, chanDefault)
+	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("LABEL %s=%s\n\n", ChannelDefaultLabel, channelDefault)
 
 	// CONTENT
 	fileContent += fmt.Sprintf("COPY %s %s\n", relativeManifestDirectory, "/manifests/")
diff --git a/pkg/lib/bundle/generate_test.go b/pkg/lib/bundle/generate_test.go
index c6716a3ae..29270cbba 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/bundle/generate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/bundle/generate_test.go
@@ -49,43 +49,6 @@ func TestGetMediaType(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidateChannelDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		channels       string
-		channelDefault string
-		result         string
-		errorMsg       string
-	}{
-		{
-			"test5,test6",
-			"",
-			"",
-			"",
-		},
-		{
-			"test5,test6",
-			"test7",
-			"test5",
-			`The channel list "test5,test6" doesn't contain channelDefault "test7"`,
-		},
-		{
-			",",
-			"",
-			"",
-			`invalid channels are provided: ,`,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, item := range tests {
-		output, err := ValidateChannelDefault(item.channels, item.channelDefault)
-		if item.errorMsg == "" {
-			require.Equal(t, item.result, output)
-		} else {
-			require.Equal(t, item.errorMsg, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestValidateAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		existing []byte
diff --git a/pkg/lib/bundle/validate.go b/pkg/lib/bundle/validate.go
index 2aa580d41..40da1c04e 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/bundle/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/bundle/validate.go
@@ -201,20 +201,18 @@ func validateAnnotations(mediaType string, fileAnnotations *AnnotationMetadata)
 				aErr := fmt.Errorf("Expecting annotation %q to have value %q instead of %q", label, MetadataDir, val)
 				validationErrors = append(validationErrors, aErr)
 			}
-		case ChannelsLabel, ChannelDefaultLabel:
+		case ChannelsLabel:
 			if val == "" {
 				aErr := fmt.Errorf("Expecting annotation %q to have non-empty value", label)
 				validationErrors = append(validationErrors, aErr)
 			} else {
 				annotations[label] = val
 			}
+		case ChannelDefaultLabel:
+			annotations[label] = val
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := ValidateChannelDefault(annotations[ChannelsLabel], annotations[ChannelDefaultLabel])
-	if err != nil {
-		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, err)
-	}
 	return validationErrors
 }