diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
index b234885b76..a0e8d59f6d 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_auto_subnets_simple
 else ifeq (static,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   IPV6_ADDR ?= 2001:db8:1::1
-  IPV6_DEFAULT_ROUTER ?= fe80::1
+# Only set this if the default router does not send router advertisements
+# IPV6_DEFAULT_ROUTER ?= fe80::1
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_static_addr
 endif
 
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/static_addr/Kconfig b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/static_addr/Kconfig
index 450fca1652..539682dd25 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/static_addr/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/static_addr/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@ config GNRC_IPV6_STATIC_ADDR_DOWNSTREAM
 
 config GNRC_IPV6_STATIC_DEFAULT_ROUTER
     string "Static IPv6 address of the default router"
-    default "2001:db8::1"
 
 endif # KCONFIG_USEMODULE_GNRC_IPV6_STATIC_ADDR