diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/configuration/support/PoolProperties.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/configuration/support/PoolProperties.java
index b128a00d..a1ae8647 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/configuration/support/PoolProperties.java
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/configuration/support/PoolProperties.java
@@ -50,22 +50,11 @@ public class PoolProperties {
 	private long idleTimeout = PoolFactory.DEFAULT_IDLE_TIMEOUT;
 	private long pingInterval = PoolFactory.DEFAULT_PING_INTERVAL;
 
-	private PoolProperties defaultPoolProperties;
-
 	private String serverGroup = PoolFactory.DEFAULT_SERVER_GROUP;
 
 	private String[] locators = {};
 	private String[] servers = {};
 
-	public synchronized PoolProperties getDefault() {
-
-		if (this.defaultPoolProperties == null) {
-			this.defaultPoolProperties = new PoolProperties();
-		}
-
-		return this.defaultPoolProperties;
-	}
-
 	public int getFreeConnectionTimeout() {
 		return this.freeConnectionTimeout;
 	}