diff --git a/gso/services/kentik_client.py b/gso/services/kentik_client.py
index e00bd6f8961eb8144c93df1a8fb70949be5bab20..95d55e22d53f056d08bd9376956808c9a11785c0 100644
--- a/gso/services/kentik_client.py
+++ b/gso/services/kentik_client.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class KentikClient:
 
         self._send_delete(f"v5/device/{device_id}")
 
-    def remove_device_by_fqdn(self, fqdn: str, *, archive: bool = True) -> None:
+    def remove_device_by_fqdn(self, fqdn: str, *, archive: bool) -> None:
         """Remove a device from Kentik, by its :term:`FQDN`."""
         device_id = self.get_device_by_name(fqdn)["id"]
         self.remove_device(device_id, archive=archive)