diff --git a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf.go b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf.go
index 6621de64eb..e22983ac13 100644
--- a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf.go
+++ b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf.go
@@ -270,16 +270,6 @@ func (rc *ResolvConf) TransformForIntNS(
 	}
 	rc.nameServers = newNSs
 
-	// If there are no external nameservers, and the only nameserver left is the
-	// internal resolver, use the defaults as ext nameservers.
-	if len(rc.md.ExtNameServers) == 0 && len(rc.nameServers) == 1 {
-		log.G(context.TODO()).Info("No non-localhost DNS nameservers are left in resolv.conf. Using default external servers")
-		for _, addr := range defaultNSAddrs(ipv6) {
-			rc.md.ExtNameServers = append(rc.md.ExtNameServers, ExtDNSEntry{Addr: addr})
-		}
-		rc.md.UsedDefaultNS = true
-	}
-
 	// For each option required by the nameserver, add it if not already present. If
 	// the option is already present, don't override it. Apart from ndots - if the
 	// ndots value is invalid and an ndots option is required, replace the existing
diff --git a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf_test.go b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf_test.go
index 86217a1085..7e3956610e 100644
--- a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/resolvconf_test.go
@@ -432,24 +432,9 @@ func TestRCTransformForIntNS(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:  "No host nameserver, no iv6",
-			input: "",
-			ipv6:  false,
-			expExtServers: []ExtDNSEntry{
-				mke("8.8.8.8", false),
-				mke("8.8.4.4", false),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "No host nameserver, iv6",
+			name:  "No host nameserver",
 			input: "",
 			ipv6:  true,
-			expExtServers: []ExtDNSEntry{
-				mke("8.8.8.8", false),
-				mke("8.8.4.4", false),
-				mke("2001:4860:4860::8888", false),
-				mke("2001:4860:4860::8844", false),
-			},
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "ndots present and required",
diff --git a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_iv6.golden b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_iv6.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index cde7c90bd9..0000000000
--- a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_iv6.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-nameserver 127.0.0.11
-
-# Based on host file: '/etc/resolv.conf' (internal resolver)
-# Used default nameservers.
-# ExtServers: [8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 2001:4860:4860::8888 2001:4860:4860::8844]
-# Overrides: []
diff --git a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_no_iv6.golden b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver.golden
similarity index 62%
rename from libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_no_iv6.golden
rename to libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver.golden
index c620d3442d..29e3120392 100644
--- a/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver,_no_iv6.golden
+++ b/libnetwork/internal/resolvconf/testdata/TestRCTransformForIntNS/No_host_nameserver.golden
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 nameserver 127.0.0.11
 
 # Based on host file: '/etc/resolv.conf' (internal resolver)
-# Used default nameservers.
-# ExtServers: [8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4]
 # Overrides: []