diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index fedb7cd98..fff7c65ab 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func DefaultOptions(path string) Options {
 		SyncWrites:              true,
 		NumVersionsToKeep:       1,
 		CompactL0OnClose:        true,
-		KeepL0InMemory:          true,
+		KeepL0InMemory:          false,
 		VerifyValueChecksum:     false,
 		Compression:             options.None,
 		MaxCacheSize:            0,
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ func (opt Options) WithNumCompactors(val int) Options {
 // CompactL0OnClose determines whether Level 0 should be compacted before closing the DB.
 // This ensures that both reads and writes are efficient when the DB is opened later.
 // CompactL0OnClose is set to true if KeepL0InMemory is set to true.
+//
 // The default value of CompactL0OnClose is true.
 func (opt Options) WithCompactL0OnClose(val bool) Options {
 	opt.CompactL0OnClose = val
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ func (opt Options) WithEncryptionKeyRotationDuration(d time.Duration) Options {
 // will take longer to complete since memtables and all level 0 tables will have to be recreated.
 // This option also sets CompactL0OnClose option to true.
 //
-// The default value of KeepL0InMemory is true.
+// The default value of KeepL0InMemory is false.
 func (opt Options) WithKeepL0InMemory(val bool) Options {
 	opt.KeepL0InMemory = val
 	return opt