diff --git a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-cluster-template.yaml b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-cluster-template.yaml
index 040fd6c4..58977526 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-cluster-template.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ spec:
   template:
     spec:
       identityRef:
-        cloudName: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
-        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.name }}
+        cloudName: {{ .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
+        name: {{ .Values.identityRef.name }}
       apiServerLoadBalancer:
         enabled: {{ .Values.openstack_loadbalancer_apiserver }}
 {{- if .Values.restrict_kubeapi }}
diff --git a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
index 8c45df48..d2acdd7d 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-control-plane.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ spec:
     spec:
       flavor: {{ .Values.controller_flavor }}
       identityRef:
-        cloudName: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
-        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.name }}
+        cloudName: {{ .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
+        name: {{ .Values.identityRef.name }}
       image:
         filter:
           name: {{ .Values.images.controlPlane.name }}
diff --git a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
index 8efd8b5c..83deb117 100644
--- a/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
+++ b/providers/openstack/scs/cluster-class/templates/openstack-machine-template-worker.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ spec:
     spec:
       flavor: {{ .Values.worker_flavor }}
       identityRef:
-        cloudName: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
-        name: {{ default "openstack" .Values.identityRef.name }}
+        cloudName: {{ .Values.identityRef.cloudName }}
+        name: {{ .Values.identityRef.name }}
       image:
         filter:
           name: {{ .Values.images.worker.name }}