diff --git a/api/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml b/api/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
index 570957435..6fefa0194 100644
--- a/api/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
+++ b/api/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ spec:
                         unused.
                       type: string
                     conductorServiceTemplate:
-                      default:
-                        containerImage: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-conductor:current-podified
                       description: ConductorServiceTemplate - defines the cell conductor
                         deployment for the cell.
                       properties:
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/novacell_types.go b/api/v1beta1/novacell_types.go
index 352a0fe70..1a54a5b7f 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/novacell_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/novacell_types.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ type NovaCellTemplate struct {
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty"`
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
-	// +kubebuilder:default={containerImage: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-conductor:current-podified"}
 	// ConductorServiceTemplate - defines the cell conductor deployment for the cell.
 	ConductorServiceTemplate NovaConductorTemplate `json:"conductorServiceTemplate"`
 
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml b/config/crd/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
index 570957435..6fefa0194 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/nova.openstack.org_nova.yaml
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ spec:
                         unused.
                       type: string
                     conductorServiceTemplate:
-                      default:
-                        containerImage: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-conductor:current-podified
                       description: ConductorServiceTemplate - defines the cell conductor
                         deployment for the cell.
                       properties:
diff --git a/config/default/manager_default_images.yaml b/config/default/manager_default_images.yaml
index 1c98fc6c2..ca7c4e4e9 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_default_images.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_default_images.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ spec:
           value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-scheduler:current-podified
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_NOVA_COMPUTE_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
           value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-compute:current-podified
+        - name: RELATED_IMAGE_NOVA_METADATA_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
+          value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-nova-api:current-podified