diff --git a/dvc/command/base.py b/dvc/command/base.py
index 21838a9227..6831335596 100644
--- a/dvc/command/base.py
+++ b/dvc/command/base.py
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ def __init__(self, args):
 
     @property
     def default_targets(self):
-        """Default targets for `dvc repro` and `dvc pipeline`."""
-        from dvc.dvcfile import DVC_FILE
+        """Default targets for `dvc repro`."""
+        from dvc.dvcfile import PIPELINE_FILE
 
-        msg = "assuming default target '{}'.".format(DVC_FILE)
+        msg = "assuming default target '{}'.".format(PIPELINE_FILE)
         logger.warning(msg)
-        return [DVC_FILE]
+        return [PIPELINE_FILE]
 
     # Abstract methods that have to be implemented by any inheritance class
     def run(self):
diff --git a/dvc/command/pipeline.py b/dvc/command/pipeline.py
index d788031660..77f525c311 100644
--- a/dvc/command/pipeline.py
+++ b/dvc/command/pipeline.py
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ def _write_dot(self, target, commands, outs):
         logger.info(dot_file.getvalue())
 
     def run(self):
+        from dvc.dvcfile import DVC_FILE
+
         if not self.args.targets:
-            self.args.targets = self.default_targets
+            self.args.targets = [DVC_FILE]
 
         for target in self.args.targets:
             try:
diff --git a/tests/func/test_repro.py b/tests/func/test_repro.py
index c0ba14c412..d2e5eb2552 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_repro.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from dvc.remote.local import LocalRemote
 from dvc.repo import Repo as DvcRepo
 from dvc.stage import Stage
-from dvc.dvcfile import Dvcfile
+from dvc.dvcfile import Dvcfile, DVC_FILE
 from dvc.stage.exceptions import StageFileDoesNotExistError
 from dvc.system import System
 from dvc.utils import file_md5
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ def test(self):
             self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
 
         ret = main(
-            ["run", "--no-exec", "--single-stage", "-f", "Dvcfile"] + deps
+            ["run", "--no-exec", "--single-stage", "-f", DVC_FILE] + deps
         )
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
 
-        ret = main(["repro", "--dry"])
+        ret = main(["repro", "--dry", DVC_FILE])
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
 
 
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ def test(self):
 
         os.unlink(bar)
 
-        ret = main(["repro", "-c", dname])
+        ret = main(["repro", "-c", dname, DVC_FILE])
         self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(foo))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(bar))
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ def repro_dir(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy):
     assert dir_file_copy.read_text() == "dir file content"
     stages["dir_file_copy"] = stage
 
-    last_stage = tmp_dir / "dir" / "Dvcfile"
+    last_stage = tmp_dir / "dir" / DVC_FILE
     stage = dvc.run(
         fname=fspath(last_stage),
         deps=[fspath(origin_copy_2), fspath(dir_file_copy)],
diff --git a/tests/unit/command/test_repro.py b/tests/unit/command/test_repro.py
index dcdfdbe743..1e20a04cec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/command/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/unit/command/test_repro.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from dvc.cli import parse_args
 from dvc.command.repro import CmdRepro
+from dvc.dvcfile import PIPELINE_FILE
 
 default_arguments = {
     "all_pipelines": False,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def test_default_arguments(dvc, mocker):
     cmd = CmdRepro(parse_args(["repro"]))
     mocker.patch.object(cmd.repo, "reproduce")
     cmd.run()
-    cmd.repo.reproduce.assert_called_with("Dvcfile", **default_arguments)
+    cmd.repo.reproduce.assert_called_with(PIPELINE_FILE, **default_arguments)
 
 
 def test_downstream(dvc, mocker):
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@ def test_downstream(dvc, mocker):
     cmd.run()
     arguments = default_arguments.copy()
     arguments.update({"downstream": True})
-    cmd.repo.reproduce.assert_called_with("Dvcfile", **arguments)
+    cmd.repo.reproduce.assert_called_with(PIPELINE_FILE, **arguments)