diff --git a/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go b/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
index 731bbe4805..3872028652 100644
--- a/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
+++ b/api/server/router/container/container_routes.go
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ func handleMACAddressBC(config *container.Config, hostConfig *container.HostConf
 			}
 			return "", nil
 		}
-		if !hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsDefault() && !hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsBridge() && !hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsUserDefined() {
+		if !hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsBridge() && !hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsUserDefined() {
 			return "", runconfig.ErrConflictContainerNetworkAndMac
 		}
 
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ func handleMACAddressBC(config *container.Config, hostConfig *container.HostConf
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	var warning string
-	if hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsDefault() || hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsBridge() || hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsUserDefined() {
+	if hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsBridge() || hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsUserDefined() {
 		nwName := hostConfig.NetworkMode.NetworkName()
 		// If there's no endpoint config, create a place to store the configured address.
 		if len(networkingConfig.EndpointsConfig) == 0 {
diff --git a/daemon/container_operations.go b/daemon/container_operations.go
index 78b1c98a19..48235ddd7d 100644
--- a/daemon/container_operations.go
+++ b/daemon/container_operations.go
@@ -420,9 +420,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) updateContainerNetworkSettings(container *container.Contai
 	}
 
 	networkName := mode.NetworkName()
-	if mode.IsDefault() {
-		networkName = daemon.netController.Config().DefaultNetwork
-	}
 
 	if mode.IsUserDefined() {
 		var err error
@@ -461,15 +458,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) updateContainerNetworkSettings(container *container.Contai
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Convert any settings added by client in default name to
-	// engine's default network name key
-	if mode.IsDefault() {
-		if nConf, ok := container.NetworkSettings.Networks[mode.NetworkName()]; ok {
-			container.NetworkSettings.Networks[networkName] = nConf
-			delete(container.NetworkSettings.Networks, mode.NetworkName())
-		}
-	}
-
 	if !mode.IsUserDefined() {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/inspect.go b/daemon/inspect.go
index 62c7896ac3..c4324f1708 100644
--- a/daemon/inspect.go
+++ b/daemon/inspect.go
@@ -130,12 +130,8 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) getInspectData(daemonCfg *config.Config, container *contai
 	// unconditionally, to keep backward compatibility with clients that use
 	// unversioned API endpoints.
 	if container.Config != nil && container.Config.MacAddress == "" { //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated, but still used on API < v1.44.
-		if nwm := hostConfig.NetworkMode; nwm.IsDefault() || nwm.IsBridge() || nwm.IsUserDefined() {
-			name := nwm.NetworkName()
-			if nwm.IsDefault() {
-				name = daemon.netController.Config().DefaultNetwork
-			}
-			if epConf, ok := container.NetworkSettings.Networks[name]; ok {
+		if nwm := hostConfig.NetworkMode; nwm.IsBridge() || nwm.IsUserDefined() {
+			if epConf, ok := container.NetworkSettings.Networks[nwm.NetworkName()]; ok {
 				container.Config.MacAddress = epConf.DesiredMacAddress //nolint:staticcheck // ignore SA1019: field is deprecated, but still used on API < v1.44.
 			}
 		}