diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 575be63e50..3b46e9f862 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Removed parameter `DatabaseSnapshotBaseName`. Database snapshots should be
     created using the `New-SqlDscDatabaseSnapshot`, or the `New-SqlDscDatabase`
     command with the `-DatabaseSnapshotBaseName` parameter.
+  - Removed parameter `DefaultSchema`. Default schema is a user-level property,
+    not a database-level property. See [issue #2177](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues/2177).
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/source/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.ps1 b/source/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.ps1
index 5d6cd2144e..59879410d5 100644
--- a/source/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.ps1
+++ b/source/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.ps1
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@
     .PARAMETER DefaultLanguage
         Specifies the ID of the default language for the database.
 
-    .PARAMETER DefaultSchema
-        Specifies the default schema name for users without an explicit default schema.
 
     .PARAMETER DelayedDurability
         Specifies the delayed durability setting for the database (DISABLED, ALLOWED, FORCED).
@@ -577,10 +575,6 @@ function Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty
         [System.String]
         $Collation,
 
-        [Parameter()]
-        [System.String]
-        $DefaultSchema,
-
         [Parameter()]
         [System.String]
         $FilestreamDirectoryName,
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Unit/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.Tests.ps1
index 1108d45e6e..0049434c32 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Unit/Public/Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty.Tests.ps1
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Describe 'Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty' -Tag 'Public' {
         It 'Should have the correct parameters in parameter set ServerObjectSet' -ForEach @(
             @{
                 ExpectedParameterSetName = 'ServerObjectSet'
-                ExpectedParameters = '-ServerObject <Server> -Name <string> [-Refresh] [-AcceleratedRecoveryEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiNullDefault <bool>] [-AnsiNullsEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiPaddingEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiWarningsEnabled <bool>] [-ArithmeticAbortEnabled <bool>] [-AutoClose <bool>] [-AutoCreateIncrementalStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoCreateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoShrink <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsAsync <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-BrokerEnabled <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingAutoCleanUp <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingEnabled <bool>] [-CloseCursorsOnCommitEnabled <bool>] [-ConcatenateNullYieldsNull <bool>] [-DatabaseOwnershipChaining <bool>] [-DataRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-DateCorrelationOptimization <bool>] [-EncryptionEnabled <bool>] [-HonorBrokerPriority <bool>] [-IsFullTextEnabled <bool>] [-IsLedger <bool>] [-IsParameterizationForced <bool>] [-IsReadCommittedSnapshotOn <bool>] [-IsSqlDw <bool>] [-IsVarDecimalStorageFormatEnabled <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimation <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimationForSecondary <bool>] [-LocalCursorsDefault <bool>] [-NestedTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-NumericRoundAbortEnabled <bool>] [-ParameterSniffing <bool>] [-ParameterSniffingForSecondary <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixes <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixesForSecondary <bool>] [-QuotedIdentifiersEnabled <bool>] [-ReadOnly <bool>] [-RecursiveTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveUseFederatedServiceAccount <bool>] [-TemporalHistoryRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-TransformNoiseWords <bool>] [-Trustworthy <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriod <int>] [-DefaultFullTextLanguage <int>] [-DefaultLanguage <int>] [-MaxDop <int>] [-MaxDopForSecondary <int>] [-MirroringRedoQueueMaxSize <int>] [-MirroringTimeout <int>] [-TargetRecoveryTime <int>] [-TwoDigitYearCutoff <int>] [-MaxSizeInBytes <double>] [-Collation <string>] [-DefaultSchema <string>] [-FilestreamDirectoryName <string>] [-MirroringPartner <string>] [-MirroringPartnerInstance <string>] [-MirroringWitness <string>] [-PersistentVersionStoreFileGroup <string>] [-PrimaryFilePath <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveCredential <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEndpoint <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveLinkedServer <string>] [-RemoteDatabaseName <string>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriodUnits <RetentionPeriodUnits>] [-CompatibilityLevel <CompatibilityLevel>] [-ContainmentType <ContainmentType>] [-DelayedDurability <DelayedDurability>] [-FilestreamNonTransactedAccess <FilestreamNonTransactedAccessType>] [-MirroringSafetyLevel <MirroringSafetyLevel>] [-PageVerify <PageVerify>] [-RecoveryModel <RecoveryModel>] [-UserAccess <DatabaseUserAccess>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]'
+                ExpectedParameters = '-ServerObject <Server> -Name <string> [-Refresh] [-AcceleratedRecoveryEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiNullDefault <bool>] [-AnsiNullsEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiPaddingEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiWarningsEnabled <bool>] [-ArithmeticAbortEnabled <bool>] [-AutoClose <bool>] [-AutoCreateIncrementalStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoCreateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoShrink <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsAsync <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-BrokerEnabled <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingAutoCleanUp <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingEnabled <bool>] [-CloseCursorsOnCommitEnabled <bool>] [-ConcatenateNullYieldsNull <bool>] [-DatabaseOwnershipChaining <bool>] [-DataRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-DateCorrelationOptimization <bool>] [-EncryptionEnabled <bool>] [-HonorBrokerPriority <bool>] [-IsFullTextEnabled <bool>] [-IsLedger <bool>] [-IsParameterizationForced <bool>] [-IsReadCommittedSnapshotOn <bool>] [-IsSqlDw <bool>] [-IsVarDecimalStorageFormatEnabled <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimation <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimationForSecondary <bool>] [-LocalCursorsDefault <bool>] [-NestedTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-NumericRoundAbortEnabled <bool>] [-ParameterSniffing <bool>] [-ParameterSniffingForSecondary <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixes <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixesForSecondary <bool>] [-QuotedIdentifiersEnabled <bool>] [-ReadOnly <bool>] [-RecursiveTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveUseFederatedServiceAccount <bool>] [-TemporalHistoryRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-TransformNoiseWords <bool>] [-Trustworthy <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriod <int>] [-DefaultFullTextLanguage <int>] [-DefaultLanguage <int>] [-MaxDop <int>] [-MaxDopForSecondary <int>] [-MirroringRedoQueueMaxSize <int>] [-MirroringTimeout <int>] [-TargetRecoveryTime <int>] [-TwoDigitYearCutoff <int>] [-MaxSizeInBytes <double>] [-Collation <string>] [-FilestreamDirectoryName <string>] [-MirroringPartner <string>] [-MirroringPartnerInstance <string>] [-MirroringWitness <string>] [-PersistentVersionStoreFileGroup <string>] [-PrimaryFilePath <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveCredential <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEndpoint <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveLinkedServer <string>] [-RemoteDatabaseName <string>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriodUnits <RetentionPeriodUnits>] [-CompatibilityLevel <CompatibilityLevel>] [-ContainmentType <ContainmentType>] [-DelayedDurability <DelayedDurability>] [-FilestreamNonTransactedAccess <FilestreamNonTransactedAccessType>] [-MirroringSafetyLevel <MirroringSafetyLevel>] [-PageVerify <PageVerify>] [-RecoveryModel <RecoveryModel>] [-UserAccess <DatabaseUserAccess>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]'
             }
         ) {
             $result = (Get-Command -Name 'Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty').ParameterSets |
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ Describe 'Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty' -Tag 'Public' {
         It 'Should have the correct parameters in parameter set DatabaseObjectSet' -ForEach @(
             @{
                 ExpectedParameterSetName = 'DatabaseObjectSet'
-                ExpectedParameters = '-DatabaseObject <Database> [-AcceleratedRecoveryEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiNullDefault <bool>] [-AnsiNullsEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiPaddingEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiWarningsEnabled <bool>] [-ArithmeticAbortEnabled <bool>] [-AutoClose <bool>] [-AutoCreateIncrementalStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoCreateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoShrink <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsAsync <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-BrokerEnabled <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingAutoCleanUp <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingEnabled <bool>] [-CloseCursorsOnCommitEnabled <bool>] [-ConcatenateNullYieldsNull <bool>] [-DatabaseOwnershipChaining <bool>] [-DataRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-DateCorrelationOptimization <bool>] [-EncryptionEnabled <bool>] [-HonorBrokerPriority <bool>] [-IsFullTextEnabled <bool>] [-IsLedger <bool>] [-IsParameterizationForced <bool>] [-IsReadCommittedSnapshotOn <bool>] [-IsSqlDw <bool>] [-IsVarDecimalStorageFormatEnabled <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimation <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimationForSecondary <bool>] [-LocalCursorsDefault <bool>] [-NestedTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-NumericRoundAbortEnabled <bool>] [-ParameterSniffing <bool>] [-ParameterSniffingForSecondary <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixes <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixesForSecondary <bool>] [-QuotedIdentifiersEnabled <bool>] [-ReadOnly <bool>] [-RecursiveTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveUseFederatedServiceAccount <bool>] [-TemporalHistoryRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-TransformNoiseWords <bool>] [-Trustworthy <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriod <int>] [-DefaultFullTextLanguage <int>] [-DefaultLanguage <int>] [-MaxDop <int>] [-MaxDopForSecondary <int>] [-MirroringRedoQueueMaxSize <int>] [-MirroringTimeout <int>] [-TargetRecoveryTime <int>] [-TwoDigitYearCutoff <int>] [-MaxSizeInBytes <double>] [-Collation <string>] [-DefaultSchema <string>] [-FilestreamDirectoryName <string>] [-MirroringPartner <string>] [-MirroringPartnerInstance <string>] [-MirroringWitness <string>] [-PersistentVersionStoreFileGroup <string>] [-PrimaryFilePath <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveCredential <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEndpoint <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveLinkedServer <string>] [-RemoteDatabaseName <string>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriodUnits <RetentionPeriodUnits>] [-CompatibilityLevel <CompatibilityLevel>] [-ContainmentType <ContainmentType>] [-DelayedDurability <DelayedDurability>] [-FilestreamNonTransactedAccess <FilestreamNonTransactedAccessType>] [-MirroringSafetyLevel <MirroringSafetyLevel>] [-PageVerify <PageVerify>] [-RecoveryModel <RecoveryModel>] [-UserAccess <DatabaseUserAccess>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]'
+                ExpectedParameters = '-DatabaseObject <Database> [-AcceleratedRecoveryEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiNullDefault <bool>] [-AnsiNullsEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiPaddingEnabled <bool>] [-AnsiWarningsEnabled <bool>] [-ArithmeticAbortEnabled <bool>] [-AutoClose <bool>] [-AutoCreateIncrementalStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoCreateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-AutoShrink <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsAsync <bool>] [-AutoUpdateStatisticsEnabled <bool>] [-BrokerEnabled <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingAutoCleanUp <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingEnabled <bool>] [-CloseCursorsOnCommitEnabled <bool>] [-ConcatenateNullYieldsNull <bool>] [-DatabaseOwnershipChaining <bool>] [-DataRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-DateCorrelationOptimization <bool>] [-EncryptionEnabled <bool>] [-HonorBrokerPriority <bool>] [-IsFullTextEnabled <bool>] [-IsLedger <bool>] [-IsParameterizationForced <bool>] [-IsReadCommittedSnapshotOn <bool>] [-IsSqlDw <bool>] [-IsVarDecimalStorageFormatEnabled <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimation <bool>] [-LegacyCardinalityEstimationForSecondary <bool>] [-LocalCursorsDefault <bool>] [-NestedTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-NumericRoundAbortEnabled <bool>] [-ParameterSniffing <bool>] [-ParameterSniffingForSecondary <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixes <bool>] [-QueryOptimizerHotfixesForSecondary <bool>] [-QuotedIdentifiersEnabled <bool>] [-ReadOnly <bool>] [-RecursiveTriggersEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEnabled <bool>] [-RemoteDataArchiveUseFederatedServiceAccount <bool>] [-TemporalHistoryRetentionEnabled <bool>] [-TransformNoiseWords <bool>] [-Trustworthy <bool>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriod <int>] [-DefaultFullTextLanguage <int>] [-DefaultLanguage <int>] [-MaxDop <int>] [-MaxDopForSecondary <int>] [-MirroringRedoQueueMaxSize <int>] [-MirroringTimeout <int>] [-TargetRecoveryTime <int>] [-TwoDigitYearCutoff <int>] [-MaxSizeInBytes <double>] [-Collation <string>] [-FilestreamDirectoryName <string>] [-MirroringPartner <string>] [-MirroringPartnerInstance <string>] [-MirroringWitness <string>] [-PersistentVersionStoreFileGroup <string>] [-PrimaryFilePath <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveCredential <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveEndpoint <string>] [-RemoteDataArchiveLinkedServer <string>] [-RemoteDatabaseName <string>] [-ChangeTrackingRetentionPeriodUnits <RetentionPeriodUnits>] [-CompatibilityLevel <CompatibilityLevel>] [-ContainmentType <ContainmentType>] [-DelayedDurability <DelayedDurability>] [-FilestreamNonTransactedAccess <FilestreamNonTransactedAccessType>] [-MirroringSafetyLevel <MirroringSafetyLevel>] [-PageVerify <PageVerify>] [-RecoveryModel <RecoveryModel>] [-UserAccess <DatabaseUserAccess>] [-Force] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]'
             }
         ) {
             $result = (Get-Command -Name 'Set-SqlDscDatabaseProperty').ParameterSets |