diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amd/gerrit/plugins/manifestsubscription/CanonicalManifest.java b/src/main/java/com/amd/gerrit/plugins/manifestsubscription/CanonicalManifest.java
index 5508cfc..a824475 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amd/gerrit/plugins/manifestsubscription/CanonicalManifest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amd/gerrit/plugins/manifestsubscription/CanonicalManifest.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
       // Clear remove project after all include manifest is processed
       manifest.getRemoveProject().clear();
 
+      removeNotDefaultProject(manifest);
+
       return manifest;
     }
 
@@ -135,4 +137,16 @@
       resolveRemoveProject(manifest, removeProjects);
     }
   }
+
+  private void removeNotDefaultProject(Manifest manifest) {
+    Project p;
+    Iterator<Project> i = manifest.getProject().listIterator();
+    while (i.hasNext()) {
+      p = i.next();
+
+      if (p.getGroups() != null && p.getGroups().contains("notdefault")) {
+        i.remove();
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }