diff --git a/app/questionnaire/value_source_resolver.py b/app/questionnaire/value_source_resolver.py
index b92e9b6ac3..0c0e712d49 100644
--- a/app/questionnaire/value_source_resolver.py
+++ b/app/questionnaire/value_source_resolver.py
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ def _resolve_summary_with_calculation(
             location=self.location,
             routing_path_block_ids=self.routing_path_block_ids,
             value_source_resolver=self,
-            use_default_answer=True,
         )
 
         return evaluator.evaluate(calculation["operation"])  # type: ignore
diff --git a/app/questionnaire/variants.py b/app/questionnaire/variants.py
index 3c7ff165b2..0d00f57368 100644
--- a/app/questionnaire/variants.py
+++ b/app/questionnaire/variants.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def choose_variant(  # type: ignore
             data_stores=data_stores,
             location=current_location,
             value_source_resolver=value_source_resolver,
-            use_default_answer=True,
         )
 
         if when_rule_evaluator.evaluate(when_rules):