diff --git a/activemq/datadog_checks/activemq/data/conf.yaml.example b/activemq/datadog_checks/activemq/data/conf.yaml.example
index a2d7134265782..beea5ef461df1 100644
--- a/activemq/datadog_checks/activemq/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/activemq/datadog_checks/activemq/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/defaults.py b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/defaults.py
index a5266813e696b..dc1bc692fa996 100644
--- a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/defaults.py
+++ b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/defaults.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 from datadog_checks.base.utils.models.fields import get_default_field_value
 
 
+def shared_collect_default_metrics(field, value):
+    return True
+
+
 def shared_conf(field, value):
     return get_default_field_value(field, value)
 
diff --git a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/shared.py b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/shared.py
index 58c38f14f65ea..c650873bbcc1b 100644
--- a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/shared.py
+++ b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/config_models/shared.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SharedConfig(BaseModel):
     class Config:
         allow_mutation = False
 
-    collect_default_metrics: bool
+    collect_default_metrics: Optional[bool]
     conf: Optional[Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]
     is_jmx: bool
     new_gc_metrics: Optional[bool]
diff --git a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/data/conf.yaml.example b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/data/conf.yaml.example
index 30a22590731c9..4826b19fa92a1 100644
--- a/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/cassandra/datadog_checks/cassandra/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/conf.yaml.example b/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/conf.yaml.example
index aca86869d8b61..ddaf3f4ded1ed 100644
--- a/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/confluent_platform/datadog_checks/confluent_platform/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/datadog_checks_dev/datadog_checks/dev/tooling/templates/configuration/init_config/jmx.yaml b/datadog_checks_dev/datadog_checks/dev/tooling/templates/configuration/init_config/jmx.yaml
index 2895ca0b8a839..fa18877578542 100644
--- a/datadog_checks_dev/datadog_checks/dev/tooling/templates/configuration/init_config/jmx.yaml
+++ b/datadog_checks_dev/datadog_checks/dev/tooling/templates/configuration/init_config/jmx.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     example: true
     type: boolean
 - name: collect_default_metrics
-  required: true
   description: Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
   value:
     example: true
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
   value:
     type: boolean
     example: false
-    display_default: false
 - name: service_check_prefix
   description: |
     Custom service check prefix. e.g. `my_prefix` to get a service check called `my_prefix.can_connect`.
diff --git a/hazelcast/datadog_checks/hazelcast/data/conf.yaml.example b/hazelcast/datadog_checks/hazelcast/data/conf.yaml.example
index 057140b3ab8e1..dcf043e76a9a7 100644
--- a/hazelcast/datadog_checks/hazelcast/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/hazelcast/datadog_checks/hazelcast/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: false
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/hive/datadog_checks/hive/data/conf.yaml.example b/hive/datadog_checks/hive/data/conf.yaml.example
index 63d8bb3a7e997..1444871bbe479 100644
--- a/hive/datadog_checks/hive/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/hive/datadog_checks/hive/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/hivemq/datadog_checks/hivemq/data/conf.yaml.example b/hivemq/datadog_checks/hivemq/data/conf.yaml.example
index 411a1048ce101..314d0c5974708 100644
--- a/hivemq/datadog_checks/hivemq/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/hivemq/datadog_checks/hivemq/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/ignite/datadog_checks/ignite/data/conf.yaml.example b/ignite/datadog_checks/ignite/data/conf.yaml.example
index 9234d0613751d..30bbdd7586789 100644
--- a/ignite/datadog_checks/ignite/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/ignite/datadog_checks/ignite/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/jboss_wildfly/datadog_checks/jboss_wildfly/data/conf.yaml.example b/jboss_wildfly/datadog_checks/jboss_wildfly/data/conf.yaml.example
index 53a504e08dbed..105e1d8c75320 100644
--- a/jboss_wildfly/datadog_checks/jboss_wildfly/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/jboss_wildfly/datadog_checks/jboss_wildfly/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/defaults.py b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/defaults.py
index a5266813e696b..dc1bc692fa996 100644
--- a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/defaults.py
+++ b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/defaults.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 from datadog_checks.base.utils.models.fields import get_default_field_value
 
 
+def shared_collect_default_metrics(field, value):
+    return True
+
+
 def shared_conf(field, value):
     return get_default_field_value(field, value)
 
diff --git a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/shared.py b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/shared.py
index 58c38f14f65ea..c650873bbcc1b 100644
--- a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/shared.py
+++ b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/config_models/shared.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SharedConfig(BaseModel):
     class Config:
         allow_mutation = False
 
-    collect_default_metrics: bool
+    collect_default_metrics: Optional[bool]
     conf: Optional[Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]
     is_jmx: bool
     new_gc_metrics: Optional[bool]
diff --git a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/data/conf.yaml.example b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/data/conf.yaml.example
index c4ea0269cc088..259df589753eb 100644
--- a/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/kafka/datadog_checks/kafka/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/presto/datadog_checks/presto/data/conf.yaml.example b/presto/datadog_checks/presto/data/conf.yaml.example
index 8f94d58c66ebb..b293831be2ac5 100644
--- a/presto/datadog_checks/presto/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/presto/datadog_checks/presto/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/solr/datadog_checks/solr/data/conf.yaml.example b/solr/datadog_checks/solr/data/conf.yaml.example
index b080b7f9a68d8..86b3e7c283fe2 100644
--- a/solr/datadog_checks/solr/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/solr/datadog_checks/solr/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/sonarqube/datadog_checks/sonarqube/data/conf.yaml.example b/sonarqube/datadog_checks/sonarqube/data/conf.yaml.example
index db58ea4eb922b..268c6835d404d 100644
--- a/sonarqube/datadog_checks/sonarqube/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/sonarqube/datadog_checks/sonarqube/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: false
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.
diff --git a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/defaults.py b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/defaults.py
index a5266813e696b..dc1bc692fa996 100644
--- a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/defaults.py
+++ b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/defaults.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 from datadog_checks.base.utils.models.fields import get_default_field_value
 
 
+def shared_collect_default_metrics(field, value):
+    return True
+
+
 def shared_conf(field, value):
     return get_default_field_value(field, value)
 
diff --git a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/shared.py b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/shared.py
index 58c38f14f65ea..c650873bbcc1b 100644
--- a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/shared.py
+++ b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/config_models/shared.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SharedConfig(BaseModel):
     class Config:
         allow_mutation = False
 
-    collect_default_metrics: bool
+    collect_default_metrics: Optional[bool]
     conf: Optional[Sequence[Mapping[str, Any]]]
     is_jmx: bool
     new_gc_metrics: Optional[bool]
diff --git a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/data/conf.yaml.example b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/data/conf.yaml.example
index 33c6e98b430fb..d1573cde400ae 100644
--- a/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/data/conf.yaml.example
+++ b/tomcat/datadog_checks/tomcat/data/conf.yaml.example
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ init_config:
     #
     is_jmx: true
 
-    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - required
+    ## @param collect_default_metrics - boolean - optional - default: true
     ## Whether or not the check should collect all default metrics.
     #
-    collect_default_metrics: true
+    # collect_default_metrics: true
 
     ## @param new_gc_metrics - boolean - optional - default: false
     ## Set to true to use better metric names for garbage collection metrics.