diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/.parameters/min.parameters.json b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/.parameters/min.parameters.json
index ef7a6d7206..d2f028619e 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/.parameters/min.parameters.json
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/.parameters/min.parameters.json
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
             "value": [
                 "10.0.0.0/16"
             ]
-        },
-        "subnets": {
-            "value": [
-                {
-                    "name": "default",
-                    "addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16"
-                }
-            ]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
index 16c072d5ae..6b41b2b203 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ param location string = resourceGroup().location
 @description('Required. An Array of 1 or more IP Address Prefixes for the Virtual Network.')
 param addressPrefixes array
 
-@description('Required. An Array of subnets to deploy to the Virual Network.')
-@minLength(1)
-param subnets array
+@description('Optional. An Array of subnets to deploy to the Virtual Network.')
+param subnets array = []
 
 @description('Optional. DNS Servers associated to the Virtual Network.')
 param dnsServers array = []
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readme.md b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readme.md
index d82bb1e069..e403185136 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readme.md
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readme.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This template deploys a virtual network (vNet).
 | `metricsToEnable` | array | `[AllMetrics]` | `[AllMetrics]` | Optional. The name of metrics that will be streamed. |
 | `name` | string |  |  | Required. The Virtual Network (vNet) Name. |
 | `roleAssignments` | array | `[]` |  | Optional. Array of role assignment objects that contain the 'roleDefinitionIdOrName' and 'principalId' to define RBAC role assignments on this resource. In the roleDefinitionIdOrName attribute, you can provide either the display name of the role definition, or its fully qualified ID in the following format: '/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/c2f4ef07-c644-48eb-af81-4b1b4947fb11' |
-| `subnets` | _[subnets](subnets/readme.md)_ array |  |  | Required. An Array of subnets to deploy to the Virual Network. |
+| `subnets` | _[subnets](subnets/readme.md)_ array | `[]` |  | Optional. An Array of subnets to deploy to the Virtual Network. |
 | `tags` | object | `{object}` |  | Optional. Tags of the resource. |
 | `virtualNetworkPeerings` | _[virtualNetworkPeerings](virtualNetworkPeerings/readme.md)_ array | `[]` |  | Optional. Virtual Network Peerings configurations |