diff --git a/app/client/src/widgets/TabsWidget.tsx b/app/client/src/widgets/TabsWidget.tsx
index e918512292..6564074670 100644
--- a/app/client/src/widgets/TabsWidget.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/widgets/TabsWidget.tsx
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ class TabsWidget extends BaseWidget<
   }
 
   static getDefaultPropertiesMap(): Record<string, string> {
-    return {
-      selectedTab: "defaultTab",
-    };
+    return {};
   }
 
   static getTriggerPropertyMap(): TriggerPropertiesMap {