diff --git a/src/sagemaker/estimator.py b/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
index 8ed9b724a5..de497f1922 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/estimator.py
@@ -885,8 +885,6 @@ def _check_debugger_rule(self, rule):
 
     def _prepare_debugger_for_training(self):
         """Prepare debugger rules and debugger configs for training."""
-        if self.debugger_rules and self.debugger_hook_config is None:
-            self.debugger_hook_config = DebuggerHookConfig(s3_output_path=self.output_path)
         # If debugger_hook_config was provided without an S3 URI, default it for the customer.
         if self.debugger_hook_config and not self.debugger_hook_config.s3_output_path:
             self.debugger_hook_config.s3_output_path = self.output_path
@@ -900,10 +898,7 @@ def _validate_and_set_debugger_configs(self):
             self.sagemaker_session.boto_region_name
         )
 
-        if region_supports_debugger:
-            if self.debugger_hook_config in [None, {}]:
-                self.debugger_hook_config = DebuggerHookConfig(s3_output_path=self.output_path)
-        else:
+        if not region_supports_debugger:
             if self.debugger_hook_config is not False and self.debugger_hook_config:
                 # when user set debugger config in a unsupported region
                 raise ValueError(