diff --git a/shell/machine-config/components/GCEImage.vue b/shell/machine-config/components/GCEImage.vue
index 8b7c93e3780..4eac45a38d0 100644
--- a/shell/machine-config/components/GCEImage.vue
+++ b/shell/machine-config/components/GCEImage.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { getGKEImageFamilies, getGKEFamiliesFromProject } from '@shell/component
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex';
 
-const DEFAULT_PROJECTS = 'suse-cloud, ubuntu-os-cloud, rhel-cloud';
+const DEFAULT_PROJECTS = 'ubuntu-os-cloud';
 const DEFAULT_MIN_DISK = 10;
 
 export default {