diff --git a/docs/changelog/108465.yaml b/docs/changelog/108465.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebf03cd102b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/108465.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 108465
+summary: Remove `ram.percent` from CAT Node default columns
+area: Stats
+type: enhancement
+issues: []
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
index 2c1f57f291969..e25eab3a84ccc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/cat/RestNodesAction.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ protected Table getTableWithHeader(final RestRequest request) {
         table.addCell("heap.percent", "alias:hp,heapPercent;text-align:right;desc:used heap ratio");
         table.addCell("heap.max", "default:false;alias:hm,heapMax;text-align:right;desc:max configured heap");
         table.addCell("ram.current", "default:false;alias:rc,ramCurrent;text-align:right;desc:used machine memory");
-        table.addCell("ram.percent", "alias:rp,ramPercent;text-align:right;desc:used machine memory ratio");
+        table.addCell("ram.percent", "default:false;alias:rp,ramPercent;text-align:right;desc:used machine memory ratio");
         table.addCell("ram.max", "default:false;alias:rm,ramMax;text-align:right;desc:total machine memory");
         table.addCell("file_desc.current", "default:false;alias:fdc,fileDescriptorCurrent;text-align:right;desc:used file descriptors");
         table.addCell(