diff --git a/environments/undercloud.yaml b/environments/undercloud.yaml
index 9563e0440e..1a2fd2f43c 100644
--- a/environments/undercloud.yaml
+++ b/environments/undercloud.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ parameter_defaults:
   HeatReauthenticationAuthMethod: 'trusts'
   IronicCleaningDiskErase: 'metadata'
   IronicCorsAllowedOrigin: '*'
-  IronicDefaultDeployInterface: 'direct'
   IronicDefaultInspectInterface: 'inspector'
   IronicDefaultResourceClass: 'baremetal'
   IronicEnabledHardwareTypes: ['ipmi', 'redfish', 'idrac', 'ilo']
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/direct-deploy-by-default-bc78a63f0a0c6e15.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/direct-deploy-by-default-bc78a63f0a0c6e15.yaml
index f634ba79aa..00925cecce 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/direct-deploy-by-default-bc78a63f0a0c6e15.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/direct-deploy-by-default-bc78a63f0a0c6e15.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 upgrade:
   - |
-    Ironic in the containerized undercloud now uses the ``direct`` deploy
-    interface by default for better performance and scalability. See
+    Ironic in the containerized undercloud now supports the ``direct`` deploy
+    interface for better performance and scalability. See
     `the direct deploy documentation
     <https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/admin/interfaces/deploy.html#direct-deploy>`_
     for details.
 
-    If undesired, this change can be reverted per node by setting the node's
-    ``deploy_interface`` field to ``iscsi`` or globally by changing the new
-    ``IronicDefaultDeployInterface`` to empty string.
+    This deploy interface can be enabled per node by setting the node's
+    ``deploy_interface`` field to ``direct`` or globally by changing the new
+    ``IronicDefaultDeployInterface`` parameter to ``direct``.