diff --git a/provider/provider.go b/provider/provider.go
index 36a6439..a4b0351 100644
--- a/provider/provider.go
+++ b/provider/provider.go
@@ -418,12 +418,7 @@ func getClient(conf *ProviderConf) (*elastic7.Client, error) {
 
 func assumeRoleCredentials(region, roleARN, roleExternalID, profile string) *awscredentials.Credentials {
 	sessOpts := awsSessionOptions(region)
-	if profile == "" {
-		sessOpts.Profile = "default"
-	} else {
-		sessOpts.Profile = profile
-	}
-
+	sessOpts.Profile = profile
 	sess := awssession.Must(awssession.NewSessionWithOptions(sessOpts))
 	stsClient := awssts.New(sess)
 	assumeRoleProvider := &awsstscreds.AssumeRoleProvider{