diff --git a/.changeset/long-spiders-jump.md b/.changeset/long-spiders-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ede07ce459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/long-spiders-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@snowpack/app-template-svelte-typescript': patch
+---
+
+Remove default language option as its use is discouraged
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/svelte.config.js b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/svelte.config.js
index 1bbcf84e6b..76127e37cc 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/svelte.config.js
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/svelte.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 const autoPreprocess = require('svelte-preprocess');
 
 module.exports = {
-  preprocess: autoPreprocess({
-    defaults: {
-      script: 'typescript',
-    },
-  }),
+  preprocess: autoPreprocess(),
 };