diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/video/default.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/video/default.yaml
index 0ce2046ebe..048e7396c7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/video/default.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/video/default.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ---
 metadata:
     display_name: default
-    data_dir: a_made_up_name
-data: |
-  <video  youtube="0.75:JMD_ifUUfsU,1.0:OEoXaMPEzfM,1.25:AKqURZnYqpk,1.50:DYpADpL7jAY"/>
+data: ""
 children: []