diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiOperation.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiOperation.cs
index d354907ee..80aa1e429 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiOperation.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiOperation.cs
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi
     /// </summary>
     public class OpenApiOperation : IOpenApiSerializable, IOpenApiExtensible, IMetadataContainer
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default value for <see cref="Deprecated"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public const bool DeprecatedDefault = false;
-
         private ISet<OpenApiTagReference>? _tags;
         /// <summary>
         /// A list of tags for API documentation control.
@@ -97,7 +92,7 @@ public ISet<OpenApiTagReference>? Tags
         /// <summary>
         /// Declares this operation to be deprecated. Consumers SHOULD refrain from usage of the declared operation.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool Deprecated { get; set; } = DeprecatedDefault;
+        public bool Deprecated { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A declaration of which security mechanisms can be used for this operation.
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
index a12c2ee9d..40e9d307f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi
     }
     public class OpenApiOperation : Microsoft.OpenApi.IMetadataContainer, Microsoft.OpenApi.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.IOpenApiExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.IOpenApiSerializable
     {
-        public const bool DeprecatedDefault = false;
         public OpenApiOperation() { }
         public OpenApiOperation(Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiOperation operation) { }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.IOpenApiCallback>? Callbacks { get; set; }