diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index df58f4c77..bd13e6b7c 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
   }
   $proxy                        = undef
   $no_proxy                     = undef
-  $execdriver                       = 'native'
+  $execdriver                   = undef
 }