diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1f33a4385..3f9a93cca3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#2540](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2540))
 - Drop the usage of name field from log model in OTLP
   ([#2565](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2565))
+- Remove `enable_default_view` option from sdk MeterProvider
+  ([#2547](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2547))
 
 ## [1.10.0-0.29b0](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.10.0-0.29b0) - 2022-03-10
 
diff --git a/docs/sdk/metrics.aggregation.rst b/docs/sdk/metrics.aggregation.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..add890e11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sdk/metrics.aggregation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.aggregation
+==========================================
+
+.. automodule:: opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.aggregation
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/docs/sdk/metrics.metric_reader.rst b/docs/sdk/metrics.metric_reader.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2bc9423f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sdk/metrics.metric_reader.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.metric_reader
+==========================================
+
+.. automodule:: opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.metric_reader
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/docs/sdk/metrics.rst b/docs/sdk/metrics.rst
index c79696fc44..76bb064b52 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/metrics.rst
+++ b/docs/sdk/metrics.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ opentelemetry.sdk._metrics package
 Submodules
 ----------
 
+.. toctree::
+
+   metrics.view
+   metrics.aggregation
+   metrics.metric_reader
+
 .. automodule:: opentelemetry.sdk._metrics
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
diff --git a/docs/sdk/metrics.view.rst b/docs/sdk/metrics.view.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2f78b9bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sdk/metrics.view.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.view
+==========================================
+
+.. automodule:: opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.view
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
index 869f85d62e..90ec677251 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/__init__.py
@@ -148,7 +148,34 @@ def create_observable_up_down_counter(
 
 
 class MeterProvider(APIMeterProvider):
-    """See `opentelemetry._metrics.MeterProvider`."""
+    r"""See `opentelemetry._metrics.MeterProvider`.
+
+    Args:
+        metric_readers: Register metric readers to collect metrics from the SDK on demand. Each
+            `MetricReader` is completely independent and will collect separate streams of
+            metrics. TODO: reference ``PeriodicExportingMetricReader`` usage with push
+            exporters here.
+        resource: The resource representing what the metrics emitted from the SDK pertain to.
+        shutdown_on_exit: If true, registers an `atexit` handler to call
+            `MeterProvider.shutdown`
+        views: The views to configure the metric output the SDK
+
+    By default, instruments which do not match any `View` (or if no `View`\ s are provided)
+    will report metrics with the default aggregation for the instrument's kind. To disable
+    instruments by default, configure a match-all `View` with `DropAggregation` and then create
+    `View`\ s to re-enable individual instruments:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+        :caption: Disable default views
+
+        MeterProvider(
+            views=[
+                View(instrument_name="*", aggregation=DropAggregation()),
+                View(instrument_name="mycounter"),
+            ],
+            # ...
+        )
+    """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -156,7 +183,6 @@ def __init__(
         resource: Resource = Resource.create({}),
         shutdown_on_exit: bool = True,
         views: Sequence[View] = (),
-        enable_default_view: bool = True,
     ):
         self._lock = Lock()
         self._meter_lock = Lock()
@@ -165,7 +191,6 @@ def __init__(
             resource=resource,
             metric_readers=metric_readers,
             views=views,
-            enable_default_view=enable_default_view,
         )
         self._measurement_consumer = SynchronousMeasurementConsumer(
             sdk_config=self._sdk_config
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/aggregation.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/aggregation.py
index 420385c69c..9771833cf0 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/aggregation.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/aggregation.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+"""
+.. Explicitly document private _AggregationFactory
+.. autoclass:: _AggregationFactory
+"""
+
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from bisect import bisect_left
 from dataclasses import replace
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader.py
index 951f18e09a..6b345587d6 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
 
 class MetricReader(ABC):
+    """
+    .. document protected _receive_metrics which is a intended to be overriden by subclass
+    .. automethod:: _receive_metrics
+    """
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         preferred_temporality: AggregationTemporality = AggregationTemporality.CUMULATIVE,
@@ -66,5 +71,8 @@ def shutdown(self) -> bool:
         only be shutdown once, any subsequent calls are ignored and return
         failure status.
 
-        When a `MetricReader` is registered on a `MeterProvider`, `MeterProvider.shutdown` will invoke this automatically.
+        When a `MetricReader` is registered on a
+        :class:`~opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.MeterProvider`,
+        :meth:`~opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.MeterProvider.shutdown` will invoke this
+        automatically.
         """
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader_storage.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader_storage.py
index f7a2410024..45c4d4dd79 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader_storage.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/metric_reader_storage.py
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def _get_or_init_view_instrument_match(
                     )
 
             # if no view targeted the instrument, use the default
-            if (
-                not view_instrument_matches
-                and self._sdk_config.enable_default_view
-            ):
+            if not view_instrument_matches:
                 view_instrument_matches.append(
                     _ViewInstrumentMatch(
                         view=_DEFAULT_VIEW,
@@ -104,8 +101,3 @@ def collect(self, temporality: AggregationTemporality) -> Iterable[Metric]:
                     metrics.extend(view_instrument_match.collect(temporality))
 
         return metrics
-
-
-def default_view(instrument: Instrument) -> View:
-    # TODO: #2247
-    return View()
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/sdk_configuration.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/sdk_configuration.py
index c617696717..2c603b5e4d 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/sdk_configuration.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/sdk_configuration.py
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ class SdkConfiguration:
     resource: Resource
     metric_readers: Sequence[MetricReader]
     views: Sequence[View]
-    enable_default_view: bool
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/view.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/view.py
index 7cdcb1ca27..faecd77d3a 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/view.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_metrics/view.py
@@ -44,35 +44,33 @@ class View:
             instrument must be to match the view.
 
         instrument_name: This is an instrument matching attribute: the name the
-            instrument must have to match the view. Wild card characters are
-            supported. Wild card characters should not be used with this
-            attribute if the view has also a ``name`` defined.
+            instrument must have to match the view. Wild card characters are supported. Wild
+            card characters should not be used with this attribute if the view has also a
+            ``name`` defined.
 
         meter_name: This is an instrument matching attribute: the name the
             instrument meter must have to match the view.
 
-        meter_version : This is an instrument matching attribute: the version
+        meter_version: This is an instrument matching attribute: the version
             the instrument meter must have to match the view.
 
-        meter_schema URL : This is an instrument matching attribute: the schema
+        meter_schema_url: This is an instrument matching attribute: the schema
             URL the instrument meter must have to match the view.
 
         name: This is a metric stream customizing attribute: the name of the
             metric stream. If `None`, the name of the instrument will be used.
 
         description: This is a metric stream customizing attribute: the
-            description of the metric stream. If `None`, the description of the
-            instrument will be used.
+            description of the metric stream. If `None`, the description of the instrument will
+            be used.
 
         attribute_keys: This is a metric stream customizing attribute: this is
-            a set of attribute keys. If not `None` then only the measurement
-            attributes that are in `attribute_keys` will be used to identify the
-            metric stream.
+            a set of attribute keys. If not `None` then only the measurement attributes that
+            are in ``attribute_keys`` will be used to identify the metric stream.
 
         aggregation: This is a metric stream customizing attribute: the
-            aggregatation instance to use when data is aggregated for the
-            corresponding metrics stream. If `None` the default aggregation of
-            the instrument will be used.
+            aggregatation instance to use when data is aggregated for the corresponding metrics
+            stream. If `None` the default aggregation of the instrument will be used.
 
     This class is not intended to be subclassed by the user.
     """
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/integration_test/test_disable_default_views.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/integration_test/test_disable_default_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb2ab8b54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/integration_test/test_disable_default_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from opentelemetry.sdk._metrics import MeterProvider
+from opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.aggregation import DropAggregation
+from opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.export import InMemoryMetricReader
+from opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.view import View
+
+
+class TestDisableDefaultViews(TestCase):
+    def test_disable_default_views(self):
+        reader = InMemoryMetricReader()
+        meter_provider = MeterProvider(
+            metric_readers=[reader],
+            views=[View(instrument_name="*", aggregation=DropAggregation())],
+        )
+        meter = meter_provider.get_meter("testmeter")
+        counter = meter.create_counter("testcounter")
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value1"})
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value2"})
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value3"})
+
+        self.assertEqual(reader.get_metrics(), [])
+
+    def test_disable_default_views_add_custom(self):
+        reader = InMemoryMetricReader()
+        meter_provider = MeterProvider(
+            metric_readers=[reader],
+            views=[
+                View(instrument_name="*", aggregation=DropAggregation()),
+                View(instrument_name="testhist"),
+            ],
+        )
+        meter = meter_provider.get_meter("testmeter")
+        counter = meter.create_counter("testcounter")
+        histogram = meter.create_histogram("testhist")
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value1"})
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value2"})
+        counter.add(10, {"label": "value3"})
+        histogram.record(12, {"label": "value"})
+
+        metrics = reader.get_metrics()
+        self.assertEqual(len(metrics), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(metrics[0].name, "testhist")
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_measurement_consumer.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_measurement_consumer.py
index 9e2416a7c1..3b58ba4488 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_measurement_consumer.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_measurement_consumer.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def test_creates_metric_reader_storages(self, MockMetricReaderStorage):
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=reader_mocks,
                 views=Mock(),
-                enable_default_view=Mock(),
             )
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(MockMetricReaderStorage.mock_calls), 5)
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ def test_measurements_passed_to_each_reader_storage(
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=reader_mocks,
                 views=Mock(),
-                enable_default_view=Mock(),
             )
         )
         measurement_mock = Mock()
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ def test_collect_passed_to_reader_stage(self, MockMetricReaderStorage):
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=reader_mocks,
                 views=Mock(),
-                enable_default_view=Mock(),
             )
         )
         for r_mock, rs_mock in zip(reader_mocks, reader_storage_mocks):
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ def test_collect_calls_async_instruments(self, MockMetricReaderStorage):
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=[reader_mock],
                 views=Mock(),
-                enable_default_view=Mock(),
             )
         )
         async_instrument_mocks = [MagicMock() for _ in range(5)]
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_metric_reader_storage.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_metric_reader_storage.py
index d73cf893a9..f7ffc6993a 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_metric_reader_storage.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_metric_reader_storage.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ def test_creates_view_instrument_matches(
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=(),
                 views=(view1, view2),
-                enable_default_view=True,
             )
         )
 
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ def test_forwards_calls_to_view_instrument_match(
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=(),
                 views=(view1, view2),
-                enable_default_view=True,
             )
         )
 
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ def test_race_concurrent_measurements(self, MockViewInstrumentMatch: Mock):
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=(),
                 views=(view1,),
-                enable_default_view=True,
             )
         )
 
@@ -175,7 +172,6 @@ def test_default_view_enabled(self, MockViewInstrumentMatch: Mock):
                 resource=Mock(),
                 metric_readers=(),
                 views=(),
-                enable_default_view=True,
             )
         )
 
@@ -192,35 +188,6 @@ def test_default_view_enabled(self, MockViewInstrumentMatch: Mock):
         storage.consume_measurement(Measurement(1, instrument2))
         self.assertEqual(len(MockViewInstrumentMatch.call_args_list), 1)
 
-    @patch(
-        "opentelemetry.sdk._metrics.metric_reader_storage._ViewInstrumentMatch"
-    )
-    def test_default_view_disabled(self, MockViewInstrumentMatch: Mock):
-        """Instruments should not be matched with default views when disabled"""
-        instrument1 = Mock(name="instrument1")
-        instrument2 = Mock(name="instrument2")
-        storage = MetricReaderStorage(
-            SdkConfiguration(
-                resource=Mock(),
-                metric_readers=(),
-                views=(),
-                enable_default_view=False,
-            )
-        )
-
-        storage.consume_measurement(Measurement(1, instrument1))
-        self.assertEqual(
-            len(MockViewInstrumentMatch.call_args_list),
-            0,
-            MockViewInstrumentMatch.mock_calls,
-        )
-        storage.consume_measurement(Measurement(1, instrument1))
-        self.assertEqual(len(MockViewInstrumentMatch.call_args_list), 0)
-
-        MockViewInstrumentMatch.call_args_list.clear()
-        storage.consume_measurement(Measurement(1, instrument2))
-        self.assertEqual(len(MockViewInstrumentMatch.call_args_list), 0)
-
     def test_drop_aggregation(self):
 
         counter = Counter("name", Mock(), Mock())
@@ -233,7 +200,6 @@ def test_drop_aggregation(self):
                         instrument_name="name", aggregation=DropAggregation()
                     ),
                 ),
-                enable_default_view=False,
             )
         )
         metric_reader_storage.consume_measurement(Measurement(1, counter))
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_view_instrument_match.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_view_instrument_match.py
index 210963d547..6edba9b4eb 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_view_instrument_match.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_view_instrument_match.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def test_consume_measurement(self):
             resource=self.mock_resource,
             metric_readers=[],
             views=[],
-            enable_default_view=True,
         )
         view_instrument_match = _ViewInstrumentMatch(
             view=View(
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ def test_collect(self):
             resource=self.mock_resource,
             metric_readers=[],
             views=[],
-            enable_default_view=True,
         )
         view_instrument_match = _ViewInstrumentMatch(
             view=View(