diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5f0db8b1..bd777f36b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) guidelines.
 
 ### Changed
 * PHP 7.2 is now the minimum required version for this software.
+* Egg variable default values are no longer validated aganist the ruleset when configuring them. Validation of those rules will only occur when editing or creating a server.
 
 ## v0.7.0-rc.2 (Derelict Dermodactylus)
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
index a8047f55d..933bf8348 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Egg/EggVariableFormRequest.php
@@ -23,24 +23,4 @@ class EggVariableFormRequest extends AdminFormRequest
             'default_value' => 'present',
         ];
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Run validation after the rules above have been applied.
-     *
-     * @param \Illuminate\Validation\Validator $validator
-     */
-    public function withValidator($validator)
-    {
-        $rules = $this->input('rules');
-        if ($this->method() === 'PATCH') {
-            $rules = $this->input('rules', $this->route()->parameter('egg')->rules);
-        }
-
-        // If rules is not a string it is already violating the rule defined above
-        // so just skip the addition of default value rules since this request
-        // will fail anyways.
-        $validator->sometimes('default_value', $rules, function () use ($rules) {
-            return is_string($rules);
-        });
-    }
 }