diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsCapabilities.cs b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsCapabilities.cs
index 9f6780b2..3bd93ef7 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/WmtsCapabilities.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/WmtsCapabilities.cs
@@ -89,12 +89,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 .Elements(wmts + "Style")
                 .FirstOrDefault();
 
-            var style = styleElement?.Element(ows + "Identifier")?.Value;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(style))
-            {
-                style = "default";
-            }
+            var style = styleElement?.Element(ows + "Identifier")?.Value ?? "";
 
             var urlTemplate = ReadUrlTemplate(capabilitiesElement, layerElement, layer, style, capabilitiesUrl);