diff --git a/validator_client/src/cli.rs b/validator_client/src/cli.rs
index 2e888e12eb..caf295d83e 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/cli.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::config::DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE;
 use clap::{App, Arg};
 
 pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
@@ -22,8 +21,9 @@ pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
             Arg::with_name("beacon-nodes")
                 .long("beacon-nodes")
                 .value_name("NETWORK_ADDRESSES")
-                .help("Comma-separated addresses to one or more beacon node HTTP APIs")
-                .default_value(&DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE)
+                .help("Comma-separated addresses to one or more beacon node HTTP APIs. \
+                       Default is http://localhost:5052."
+                )
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
         // This argument is deprecated, use `--beacon-nodes` instead.