diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/CensorshipDetectorConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/CensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
index c350c8bf8b4..b4e3bb243fd 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/CensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/CensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Nethermind.Consensus.Processing.CensorshipDetector;
 
 public class CensorshipDetectorConfig : ICensorshipDetectorConfig
 {
-    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; } = false;
     public uint BlockCensorshipThreshold { get; set; } = 2;
     public string[]? AddressesForCensorshipDetection { get; set; } = null;
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/ICensorshipDetectorConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/ICensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
index 29dec2ddf4d..259636bb7ca 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/ICensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/CensorshipDetector/ICensorshipDetectorConfig.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Nethermind.Consensus.Processing.CensorshipDetector;
 
 public interface ICensorshipDetectorConfig : IConfig
 {
-    [ConfigItem(DefaultValue = "true",
+    [ConfigItem(DefaultValue = "false",
         Description = "Enabling censorship detection feature")]
     bool Enabled { get; set; }