diff --git a/health.go b/health.go
index a4e2a64..a59392a 100644
--- a/health.go
+++ b/health.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func NewDefaultHealthCheck() *HealthCheck {
 		GracePeriodSeconds:     30,
 		IntervalSeconds:        10,
 		TimeoutSeconds:         5,
-		DelaySeconds:           15,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/app-definitions/TestApplicationString-output.json b/tests/app-definitions/TestApplicationString-output.json
index 0f07749..0725dc6 100644
--- a/tests/app-definitions/TestApplicationString-output.json
+++ b/tests/app-definitions/TestApplicationString-output.json
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
       "protocol": "HTTP",
       "gracePeriodSeconds": 30,
       "intervalSeconds": 5,
-      "timeoutSeconds": 5,
-      "delaySeconds": 15
+      "timeoutSeconds": 5
     }
   ],
   "instances": 2,