diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 1d084f1c89961..125a7a07997e6 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SignalInterrupt;
 } // namespace util
 
 /** Default for using fee filter */
-static const bool DEFAULT_FEEFILTER = true;
+static const bool DEFAULT_FEEFILTER = false;
 /** Block files containing a block-height within MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP of ActiveChain().Tip() will not be pruned. */
 static const unsigned int MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP = 288;
 static const signed int DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS = 6;