diff --git a/pyiceberg/view/metadata.py b/pyiceberg/view/metadata.py
index 33766040e3..d28ee41626 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/view/metadata.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/view/metadata.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 class SQLViewRepresentation(IcebergBaseModel):
     """Represents the SQL query that defines the view."""
 
-    type: Literal["sql"] = Field()
+    type: Literal["sql"] = Field(default="sql")
     """A string that indicates the type of representation. Must be `sql`"""
     sql: str = Field()
     """A string that contains the SQL text of the view definition."""
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_rest_catalog.py b/tests/integration/test_rest_catalog.py
index 05039a982e..be30709ba1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_rest_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_rest_catalog.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def test_load_view(catalog: RestCatalog, table_schema_nested: Schema, database_n
         summary={},
         representations=[
             SQLViewRepresentation(
-                type="sql",
                 sql="SELECT 1 as some_col",
                 dialect="spark",
             )
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_writes/test_writes.py b/tests/integration/test_writes/test_writes.py
index 2a0c50a921..10d4a764d6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_writes/test_writes.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_writes/test_writes.py
@@ -1772,7 +1772,6 @@ def test_create_view(
         schema_id=1,
         representations=[
             SQLViewRepresentation(
-                type="sql",
                 sql="SELECT 1 as some_col",
                 dialect="spark",
             )