diff --git a/rs/config/src/execution_environment.rs b/rs/config/src/execution_environment.rs
index c9e68687c4d..7607497c80e 100644
--- a/rs/config/src/execution_environment.rs
+++ b/rs/config/src/execution_environment.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             query_stats_aggregation: FlagStatus::Enabled,
             query_stats_epoch_length: QUERY_STATS_EPOCH_LENGTH,
             stop_canister_timeout_duration: STOP_CANISTER_TIMEOUT_DURATION,
-            canister_snapshots: FlagStatus::Enabled,
+            canister_snapshots: FlagStatus::Disabled,
             dirty_page_logging: FlagStatus::Disabled,
             max_canister_http_requests_in_flight: MAX_CANISTER_HTTP_REQUESTS_IN_FLIGHT,
             default_wasm_memory_limit: DEFAULT_WASM_MEMORY_LIMIT,
diff --git a/rs/execution_environment/src/execution_environment/tests/canister_snapshots.rs b/rs/execution_environment/src/execution_environment/tests/canister_snapshots.rs
index c6c5a0edf32..b7bd1a4d5f4 100644
--- a/rs/execution_environment/src/execution_environment/tests/canister_snapshots.rs
+++ b/rs/execution_environment/src/execution_environment/tests/canister_snapshots.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ fn take_canister_snapshot_request_rejected_because_feature_is_disabled() {
         .with_own_subnet_id(own_subnet)
         .with_manual_execution()
         .with_caller(own_subnet, caller_canister)
-        .with_snapshots(FlagStatus::Disabled)
         .build();
 
     // Inject a take_canister_snapshot request.