diff --git a/devices/SST.py b/devices/SST.py
index 36b21444e39e6f290fbed940cbce38da5bc2b376..e9ee22d1187eb580c58ad397b33c687c28e409a0 100644
--- a/devices/SST.py
+++ b/devices/SST.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ class SST(hardware_device):
 
     SST_Port = device_property(
         dtype='DevUShort',
-        mandatory=True,
-        default_value=5001
+        mandatory=True
     )
 
     # ----------