diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
index 3f579b6d52..00cb782b73 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/network.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from cliff import columns as cliff_columns
 from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
 from osc_lib.command import command
-from osc_lib import exceptions
 from osc_lib import utils
 from osc_lib.utils import tags as _tag
 
@@ -126,9 +125,6 @@ def _get_attrs_network(client_manager, parsed_args):
         attrs['is_default'] = False
     if parsed_args.default:
         attrs['is_default'] = True
-    if attrs.get('is_default') and not attrs.get('router:external'):
-        msg = _("Cannot set default for internal network")
-        raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
     # Update Provider network options
     if parsed_args.provider_network_type:
         attrs['provider:network_type'] = parsed_args.provider_network_type
@@ -706,8 +702,7 @@ class SetNetwork(command.Command):
         default_router_grp.add_argument(
             '--default',
             action='store_true',
-            help=_("Set the network as the default external network "
-                   "(cannot be used with internal network).")
+            help=_("Set the network as the default external network")
         )
         default_router_grp.add_argument(
             '--no-default',
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
index 45d6008b5b..5f8eed6702 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/network/v2/test_network.py
@@ -278,24 +278,6 @@ class TestCreateNetworkIdentityV3(TestNetwork):
     def test_create_with_no_tag(self):
         self._test_create_with_tag(add_tags=False)
 
-    def test_create_default_internal(self):
-        arglist = [
-            self._network.name,
-            "--default",
-        ]
-        verifylist = [
-            ('name', self._network.name),
-            ('enable', True),
-            ('share', None),
-            ('project', None),
-            ('external', False),
-            ('default', True),
-        ]
-
-        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action,
-                          parsed_args)
-
 
 class TestCreateNetworkIdentityV2(TestNetwork):
 
@@ -1043,21 +1025,6 @@ class TestSetNetwork(TestNetwork):
     def test_set_with_no_tag(self):
         self._test_set_tags(with_tags=False)
 
-    def test_set_default_internal(self):
-        arglist = [
-            self._network.name,
-            '--internal',
-            '--default',
-        ]
-        verifylist = [
-            ('internal', True),
-            ('default', True),
-        ]
-
-        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action,
-                          parsed_args)
-
 
 class TestShowNetwork(TestNetwork):
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/disallow-setting-default-on-internal-network-824fdea1a900891c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/disallow-setting-default-on-internal-network-824fdea1a900891c.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index baf4efe91d..0000000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/disallow-setting-default-on-internal-network-824fdea1a900891c.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-fixes:
-  - |
-    For ``network create`` the
-    `--default`` option should be only used for external networks.
-    After this release, we enforce this scenario. If a users attempts
-    to create an internal default network or update a network to be
-    internal default, the command will be denied.
-    [Bug `1745658 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745658>`_]