diff --git a/jest.config.ci.mjs b/jest.config.ci.mjs
index 3d33ffaec912..70e074e50a29 100644
--- a/jest.config.ci.mjs
+++ b/jest.config.ci.mjs
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ export default {
       'jest-junit',
       {outputDirectory: 'reports/junit', outputName: 'js-test-results.xml'},
     ],
-    [
-      'jest-silent-reporter',
-      {showPaths: true, showWarnings: true, useDots: true},
-    ],
+    'default',
     'summary',
   ],
 };
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/README.md b/packages/jest-worker/README.md
index f796d27889b5..d74ae3cbb72a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/README.md
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function hello(param) {
 
 Node shipped with [`worker_threads`](https://nodejs.org/api/worker_threads.html), a "threading API" that uses `SharedArrayBuffers` to communicate between the main process and its child threads. This feature can significantly improve the communication time between parent and child processes in `jest-worker`.
 
-To use `worker_threads` instead of default `child_process` you have to pass `enableWorkerThreads: true` when instantiating the worker.
+To disable the default `worker_threads` and instead use `child_process` you have to pass `enableWorkerThreads: false` when instantiating the worker.
 
 ## API
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/WorkerPool.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/WorkerPool.ts
index 4ac1da31c7a1..2037af89095e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/WorkerPool.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/WorkerPool.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import type {
   WorkerOptions,
   WorkerPoolInterface,
 } from './types';
+import ChildProcessWorker from './workers/ChildProcessWorker';
+import NodeThreadsWorker from './workers/NodeThreadsWorker';
 
 class WorkerPool extends BaseWorkerPool implements WorkerPoolInterface {
   send(
@@ -30,9 +32,9 @@ class WorkerPool extends BaseWorkerPool implements WorkerPoolInterface {
   override createWorker(workerOptions: WorkerOptions): WorkerInterface {
     let Worker;
     if (this._options.enableWorkerThreads) {
-      Worker = require('./workers/NodeThreadsWorker').default;
+      Worker = NodeThreadsWorker;
     } else {
-      Worker = require('./workers/ChildProcessWorker').default;
+      Worker = ChildProcessWorker;
     }
 
     return new Worker(workerOptions);
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/WorkerPool.test.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/WorkerPool.test.ts
index 72bf9334442f..c1fff8086835 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/WorkerPool.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/WorkerPool.test.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ describe('WorkerPool', () => {
   it('should create a NodeThreadWorker and send to it', () => {
     jest.mock('worker_threads', () => 'Defined');
     const workerPool = new WorkerPool('/path', {
-      enableWorkerThreads: true,
       forkOptions: {},
       maxRetries: 1,
       numWorkers: 1,
@@ -107,9 +106,10 @@ describe('WorkerPool', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should avoid NodeThreadWorker if not passed enableWorkerThreads', () => {
+  it('should use ChildProcessWorker if passed enableWorkerThreads: false', () => {
     jest.mock('worker_threads', () => 'Defined');
     const workerPool = new WorkerPool('/path', {
+      enableWorkerThreads: false,
       forkOptions: {},
       maxRetries: 1,
       numWorkers: 1,
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/thread-integration.test.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/thread-integration.test.ts
index bfffc2d3c96c..09918c3380a6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/thread-integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/__tests__/thread-integration.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ describe('Jest Worker Process Integration', () => {
 
   it('calls a single method from the worker', async () => {
     const farm = new WorkerFarm('/tmp/baz.js', {
-      enableWorkerThreads: true,
       exposedMethods: ['foo', 'bar'],
       numWorkers: 4,
     }) as JestWorkerFarm<{foo(): void}>;
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ describe('Jest Worker Process Integration', () => {
 
   it('distributes sequential calls across child processes', async () => {
     const farm = new WorkerFarm('/tmp/baz.js', {
-      enableWorkerThreads: true,
       exposedMethods: ['foo', 'bar'],
       numWorkers: 4,
     }) as JestWorkerFarm<{foo(a: unknown): void}>;
@@ -152,7 +150,6 @@ describe('Jest Worker Process Integration', () => {
 
   it('distributes concurrent calls across child processes', async () => {
     const farm = new WorkerFarm('/tmp/baz.js', {
-      enableWorkerThreads: true,
       exposedMethods: ['foo', 'bar'],
       numWorkers: 4,
     }) as JestWorkerFarm<{foo(a: unknown): void}>;
@@ -181,7 +178,6 @@ describe('Jest Worker Process Integration', () => {
   it('sticks parallel calls to children', async () => {
     const farm = new WorkerFarm('/tmp/baz.js', {
       computeWorkerKey: () => '1234567890abcdef',
-      enableWorkerThreads: true,
       exposedMethods: ['foo', 'bar'],
       numWorkers: 4,
     }) as JestWorkerFarm<{foo(a: unknown): void}>;
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/index.ts
index c5f5b46bf524..0bb5c0e7f953 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/index.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Worker {
     }
 
     const workerPoolOptions: WorkerPoolOptions = {
-      enableWorkerThreads: this._options.enableWorkerThreads ?? false,
+      enableWorkerThreads: this._options.enableWorkerThreads ?? true,
       forkOptions: this._options.forkOptions ?? {},
       idleMemoryLimit: this._options.idleMemoryLimit,
       maxRetries: this._options.maxRetries ?? 3,