diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c300981..e768580 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ branding:
 inputs:
   deno-version:
     description: The Deno version to install. Can be a semver version of a stable release, "canary" for the latest canary, or the Git hash of a specific canary release.
-    default: "1.x"
   deno-version-file:
     description: File containing the Deno version to install such as .dvmrc or .tool-versions. Overridden by deno-version.
 outputs:
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 08ceb39..10a1ecd 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ async function main() {
   try {
     const denoVersionFile = core.getInput("deno-version-file");
     const range = parseVersionRange(
-      core.getInput("deno-version") || getDenoVersionFromFile(denoVersionFile)
+      denoVersionFile
+        ? getDenoVersionFromFile(denoVersionFile)
+        : core.getInput("deno-version")
     );
 
     if (range === null) {