diff --git a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/InstrumenterConfig.java b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/InstrumenterConfig.java
index 74bff640024..8d03faa1564 100644
--- a/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/InstrumenterConfig.java
+++ b/internal-api/src/main/java/datadog/trace/api/InstrumenterConfig.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private InstrumenterConfig() {
     appLogsCollectionEnabled =
         configProvider.getBoolean(APP_LOGS_COLLECTION_ENABLED, DEFAULT_APP_LOGS_COLLECTION_ENABLED);
 
-    legacyContextManagerEnabled = configProvider.getBoolean(LEGACY_CONTEXT_MANAGER_ENABLED, true);
+    legacyContextManagerEnabled = configProvider.getBoolean(LEGACY_CONTEXT_MANAGER_ENABLED, false);
   }
 
   public boolean isCodeOriginEnabled() {