diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/defaultConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/defaultConfig.ts
index 426eed7e67f..439a5882382 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/defaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/defaultConfig.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ConfigClass implements IConfiguration {
 			referenceInfos: true,
 			folding: true,
 			renderWhitespace: false,
-			indentGuides: true,
+			indentGuides: false,
 
 			fontFamily: '',
 			fontSize: 0,