diff --git a/lxc/tor/vars.tf b/lxc/tor/vars.tf
index 243d6c3..e625ea6 100644
--- a/lxc/tor/vars.tf
+++ b/lxc/tor/vars.tf
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ variable "second_disk_size_gb" {
 
 variable "cores" {
   type    = number
-  default = 1
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lxc/wikmd/vars.tf b/lxc/wikmd/vars.tf
index 3223f38..f251412 100644
--- a/lxc/wikmd/vars.tf
+++ b/lxc/wikmd/vars.tf
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ variable "second_disk_size_gb" {
 
 variable "cores" {
   type    = number
-  default = 1
 }
 
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