diff --git a/config/laravel-model-caching.php b/config/laravel-model-caching.php
index 0abc0d2ea3..9ee7f77efc 100644
--- a/config/laravel-model-caching.php
+++ b/config/laravel-model-caching.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 return [
     'cache-prefix'        => '',
-    'enabled'             => env('MODEL_CACHE_ENABLED', true),
+    'enabled'             => env('MODEL_CACHE_ENABLED', false),
     'use-database-keying' => env('MODEL_CACHE_USE_DATABASE_KEYING', true),
     'store'               => env('MODEL_CACHE_STORE'),
 ];