diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index fcf2dbefde95cf9a628dbce0a2a1fe21da69589e..df81d07752e64cc04bd7d7fc8aa4ace1d03bd934 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -343,15 +343,7 @@ const options = [
     description: 'Configuration specifically for `package.json`>`engines`',
     stage: 'packageFile',
     type: 'json',
-    default: {
-      packageRules: [
-        {
-          packageNames: ['node'],
-          groupName: 'Node.js',
-          lazyGrouping: false,
-        },
-      ],
-    },
+    default: {},
     mergeable: true,
     cli: false,
   },
diff --git a/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index 62a1737231f7bccbf8cace81bfeca29b6f720bc4..90a1712669d6dd1530103993dff2b8e742b20194 100644
--- a/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -74,17 +74,7 @@ Object {
   "enabledManagers": Array [],
   "encrypted": null,
   "endpoint": null,
-  "engines": Object {
-    "packageRules": Array [
-      Object {
-        "groupName": "Node.js",
-        "lazyGrouping": false,
-        "packageNames": Array [
-          "node",
-        ],
-      },
-    ],
-  },
+  "engines": Object {},
   "excludePackageNames": Array [],
   "excludePackagePatterns": Array [],
   "exposeEnv": false,