diff --git a/src/libbsc/abis_nm_vty.c b/src/libbsc/abis_nm_vty.c
index a0d72c29d..956d28b7a 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/abis_nm_vty.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/abis_nm_vty.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ int abis_nm_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &oml_classnum_inst_cmd);
 	install_node(&oml_node, dummy_config_write);
 
-	vty_install_default(OML_NODE);
 	install_element(OML_NODE, &oml_chg_adm_state_cmd);
 	install_element(OML_NODE, &oml_opstart_cmd);
 
diff --git a/src/libbsc/abis_om2000_vty.c b/src/libbsc/abis_om2000_vty.c
index b75d42074..e1dd914d1 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/abis_om2000_vty.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/abis_om2000_vty.c
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ int abis_om2k_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &om2k_classnum_inst_cmd);
 	install_node(&om2k_node, dummy_config_write);
 
-	vty_install_default(OM2K_NODE);
 	install_element(OM2K_NODE, &om2k_reset_cmd);
 	install_element(OM2K_NODE, &om2k_start_cmd);
 	install_element(OM2K_NODE, &om2k_status_cmd);
@@ -596,7 +595,6 @@ int abis_om2k_vty_init(void)
 	install_element(OM2K_NODE, &om2k_conf_req_cmd);
 
 	install_node(&om2k_con_group_node, dummy_config_write);
-	vty_install_default(OM2K_CON_GROUP_NODE);
 	install_element(OM2K_CON_GROUP_NODE, &cfg_om2k_con_path_dec_cmd);
 	install_element(OM2K_CON_GROUP_NODE, &cfg_om2k_con_path_conc_cmd);
 
diff --git a/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index 461e3d3a4..3ddd5deb9 100644
--- a/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -4250,7 +4250,6 @@ int bsc_vty_init(struct gsm_network *network)
 
 	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_bts_cmd);
 	install_node(&bts_node, config_write_bts);
-	vty_install_default(BTS_NODE);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_bts_type_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_description_cmd);
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_no_description_cmd);
@@ -4355,7 +4354,6 @@ int bsc_vty_init(struct gsm_network *network)
 
 	install_element(BTS_NODE, &cfg_trx_cmd);
 	install_node(&trx_node, dummy_config_write);
-	vty_install_default(TRX_NODE);
 	install_element(TRX_NODE, &cfg_trx_arfcn_cmd);
 	install_element(TRX_NODE, &cfg_description_cmd);
 	install_element(TRX_NODE, &cfg_no_description_cmd);
@@ -4367,7 +4365,6 @@ int bsc_vty_init(struct gsm_network *network)
 
 	install_element(TRX_NODE, &cfg_ts_cmd);
 	install_node(&ts_node, dummy_config_write);
-	vty_install_default(TS_NODE);
 	install_element(TS_NODE, &cfg_ts_pchan_cmd);
 	install_element(TS_NODE, &cfg_ts_pchan_compat_cmd);
 	install_element(TS_NODE, &cfg_ts_tsc_cmd);
diff --git a/src/libcommon-cs/common_cs_vty.c b/src/libcommon-cs/common_cs_vty.c
index fd1083652..040aa154d 100644
--- a/src/libcommon-cs/common_cs_vty.c
+++ b/src/libcommon-cs/common_cs_vty.c
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ int common_cs_vty_init(struct gsm_network *network,
 
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_net_cmd);
 	install_node(&net_node, config_write_net);
-	vty_install_default(GSMNET_NODE);
 	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_ncc_cmd);
 	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_mnc_cmd);
 	install_element(GSMNET_NODE, &cfg_net_name_short_cmd);
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_vty.c b/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_vty.c
index b5232c4c0..f816ae428 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/osmo_bsc_vty.c
@@ -976,7 +976,6 @@ int bsc_vty_init_extra(void)
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_cmd);
 
 	install_node(&bsc_node, config_write_bsc);
-	vty_install_default(BSC_NODE);
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_mid_call_text_cmd);
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_mid_call_timeout_cmd);
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_net_rf_socket_cmd);
@@ -988,7 +987,6 @@ int bsc_vty_init_extra(void)
 	install_element(BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_no_acc_lst_name_cmd);
 
 	install_node(&msc_node, config_write_msc);
-	vty_install_default(MSC_NODE);
 	install_element(MSC_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_token_cmd);
 	install_element(MSC_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_key_cmd);
 	install_element(MSC_NODE, &cfg_net_bsc_no_key_cmd);
diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 5f7cbc859..64608bd44 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,6 @@ int bsc_nat_vty_init(struct bsc_nat *nat)
 	/* nat group */
 	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_nat_cmd);
 	install_node(&nat_node, config_write_nat);
-	vty_install_default(NAT_NODE);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_msc_ip_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_msc_port_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_auth_time_cmd);
@@ -1299,14 +1298,12 @@ int bsc_nat_vty_init(struct bsc_nat *nat)
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_pgroup_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_nat_no_pgroup_cmd);
 	install_node(&pgroup_node, config_write_pgroup);
-	vty_install_default(PGROUP_NODE);
 	install_element(PGROUP_NODE, &cfg_pgroup_lac_cmd);
 	install_element(PGROUP_NODE, &cfg_pgroup_no_lac_cmd);
 
 	/* BSC subgroups */
 	install_element(NAT_NODE, &cfg_bsc_cmd);
 	install_node(&bsc_node, NULL);
-	vty_install_default(NAT_BSC_NODE);
 	install_element(NAT_BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_token_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_auth_key_cmd);
 	install_element(NAT_BSC_NODE, &cfg_bsc_no_auth_key_cmd);