diff --git a/src/constructs/ecs/__snapshots__/ecs-task.test.ts.snap b/src/constructs/ecs/__snapshots__/ecs-task.test.ts.snap
index e3ce72c87d..058b979031 100644
--- a/src/constructs/ecs/__snapshots__/ecs-task.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/constructs/ecs/__snapshots__/ecs-task.test.ts.snap
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ exports[`The GuEcsTask pattern should create the correct resources with lots of
       "GuStack",
       "GuEcsTask",
       "GuDistributionBucketParameter",
-      "GuSubnetListParameter",
     ],
     "gu:cdk:version": "TEST",
   },
@@ -127,11 +126,6 @@ exports[`The GuEcsTask pattern should create the correct resources with lots of
       "Description": "SSM parameter containing the S3 bucket name holding distribution artifacts",
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
     },
-    "ecstestPrivateSubnets": {
-      "Default": "/account/vpc/primary/subnets/private",
-      "Description": "A list of private subnets",
-      "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<List<AWS::EC2::Subnet::Id>>",
-    },
   },
   "Resources": {
     "ecstestexecutionfailedC93F511B": {
diff --git a/src/constructs/ecs/ecs-task.ts b/src/constructs/ecs/ecs-task.ts
index 749f99eaf3..97ec8692c2 100644
--- a/src/constructs/ecs/ecs-task.ts
+++ b/src/constructs/ecs/ecs-task.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ const getContainer = (config: ContainerConfiguration) => {
  * Note that if your task reliably completes in less than 15 minutes then you should probably use a [[`GuLambda`]] instead. This
  * pattern was mainly created to work around the 15 minute lambda timeout.
  *
- * If the `subnets` prop is not defined, the task will run in a private subnet by default.
  */
 export class GuEcsTask extends Construct {
   stateMachine: StateMachine;
diff --git a/src/patterns/scheduled-ecs-task.ts b/src/patterns/scheduled-ecs-task.ts
index 46d4e735e8..f20195317e 100644
--- a/src/patterns/scheduled-ecs-task.ts
+++ b/src/patterns/scheduled-ecs-task.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export interface GuScheduledEcsTaskProps extends GuEcsTaskProps {
  * Note that if your task reliably completes in less than 15 minutes then you should probably use a [[`GuScheduledLambda`]] instead. This
  * pattern was mainly created to work around the 15 minute lambda timeout.
  *
- * If the `subnets` prop is not defined, the task will run in a private subnet by default.
  */
 export class GuScheduledEcsTask extends GuAppAwareConstruct(GuEcsTask) {
   constructor(scope: GuStack, id: string, props: GuScheduledEcsTaskProps) {