diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index 325c3fa18..8101f28ce 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ def cooldown(
 
 def dynamic_cooldown(
     cooldown: Union[BucketType, Callable[[Message], Any]],
-    type: BucketType = BucketType.default,
+    type: BucketType,
 ) -> Callable[[T], T]:
     """A decorator that adds a dynamic cooldown to a :class:`.Command`
 
@@ -2337,6 +2337,9 @@ def dynamic_cooldown(
     if not callable(cooldown):
         raise TypeError("A callable must be provided")
 
+    if type is BucketType.default:
+        raise ValueError('BucketType.default cannot be used in dynamic cooldowns')
+
     def decorator(func: Union[Command, CoroFunc]) -> Union[Command, CoroFunc]:
         if isinstance(func, Command):
             func._buckets = DynamicCooldownMapping(cooldown, type)
diff --git a/docs/ext/commands/api.rst b/docs/ext/commands/api.rst
index c8029c31f..12612c8e9 100644
--- a/docs/ext/commands/api.rst
+++ b/docs/ext/commands/api.rst
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Checks
 .. autofunction:: discord.ext.commands.cooldown(rate, per, type=discord.ext.commands.BucketType.default)
     :decorator:
 
-.. autofunction:: discord.ext.commands.dynamic_cooldown(cooldown, type=BucketType.default)
+.. autofunction:: discord.ext.commands.dynamic_cooldown(cooldown, type)
     :decorator:
 
 .. autofunction:: discord.ext.commands.max_concurrency(number, per=discord.ext.commands.BucketType.default, *, wait=False)