diff --git a/config/default/field.field.node.special_announcement.field_conference_year.yml b/config/default/field.field.node.special_announcement.field_conference_year.yml
index 5ce8d42765..996290a461 100644
--- a/config/default/field.field.node.special_announcement.field_conference_year.yml
+++ b/config/default/field.field.node.special_announcement.field_conference_year.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ dependencies:
     - field.storage.node.field_conference_year
     - node.type.special_announcement
     - taxonomy.vocabulary.conference_year
-  content:
-    - 'taxonomy_term:conference_year:6c70bf77-c283-4313-a529-fc476232523f'
 id: node.special_announcement.field_conference_year
 field_name: field_conference_year
 entity_type: node
@@ -16,9 +14,7 @@ label: 'Conference Year'
 description: ''
 required: true
 translatable: true
-default_value:
-  -
-    target_uuid: 6c70bf77-c283-4313-a529-fc476232523f
+default_value: {  }
 default_value_callback: ''
 settings:
   handler: 'default:taxonomy_term'