diff --git a/e2e/common/traits/health_test.go b/e2e/common/traits/health_test.go
index 015009fa2d..61d469d7f8 100644
--- a/e2e/common/traits/health_test.go
+++ b/e2e/common/traits/health_test.go
@@ -52,23 +52,12 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 
 		g.Eventually(SelectedPlatformPhase(t, ctx, ns, operatorID), TestTimeoutMedium).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPlatformPhaseReady))
 
-		t.Run("Disabled health trait", func(t *testing.T) {
-			name := RandomizedSuffixName("java")
-			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java", "-t", "health.enabled=false", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
-
-			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutLong).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
-			g.Eventually(IntegrationPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutShort).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPhaseRunning))
-			g.Eventually(IntegrationConditionStatus(t, ctx, ns, name, v1.IntegrationConditionReady), TestTimeoutShort).
-				Should(Equal(corev1.ConditionTrue))
-			g.Eventually(IntegrationLogs(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutShort).Should(ContainSubstring("Magicstring!"))
-
-			// Clean-up
-			g.Expect(Kamel(t, ctx, "delete", "--all", "-n", ns).Execute()).To(Succeed())
-		})
-
 		t.Run("Readiness condition with stopped route scaled", func(t *testing.T) {
 			name := RandomizedSuffixName("java")
-			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java", "-t", "jolokia.enabled=true", "-t", "jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false", "-t", "jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
+			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java",
+				"-t", "health.enabled=true",
+				"-t", "jolokia.enabled=true", "-t", "jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false",
+				"-t", "jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutLong).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutShort).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPhaseRunning))
@@ -158,7 +147,10 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run("Readiness condition with stopped route", func(t *testing.T) {
 			name := RandomizedSuffixName("java")
-			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java", "-t", "jolokia.enabled=true", "-t", "jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false", "-t", "jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
+			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java",
+				"-t", "health.enabled=true",
+				"-t", "jolokia.enabled=true", "-t", "jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false",
+				"-t", "jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutLong).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutShort).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPhaseRunning))
@@ -251,7 +243,12 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 			g.Expect(CreateTimerKamelet(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, source)()).To(Succeed())
 			g.Expect(CreateLogKamelet(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, sink)()).To(Succeed())
 
-			g.Expect(KamelBindWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, source, sink, "-p", "source.message=Magicstring!", "-p", "sink.loggerName=binding", "--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/health.enabled=true", "--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.enabled=true", "--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false", "--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
+			g.Expect(KamelBindWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, source, sink, "-p",
+				"source.message=Magicstring!", "-p", "sink.loggerName=binding",
+				"--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/health.enabled=true",
+				"--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.enabled=true",
+				"--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.use-ssl-client-authentication=false",
+				"--annotation", "trait.camel.apache.org/jolokia.protocol=http", "--name", name).Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutLong).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutShort).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPhaseRunning))
@@ -414,6 +411,7 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 			name := RandomizedSuffixName("startup-probe-never-ready-route")
 
 			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/NeverReady.java", "--name", name,
+				"-t", "health.enabled=true",
 				"-t", "health.startup-probe-enabled=true", "-t", "health.startup-timeout=60").Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutMedium).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
@@ -463,6 +461,7 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 			name := RandomizedSuffixName("startup-probe-ready-route")
 
 			g.Expect(KamelRunWithID(t, ctx, operatorID, ns, "files/Java.java", "--name", name,
+				"-t", "health.enabled=true",
 				"-t", "health.startup-probe-enabled=true", "-t", "health.startup-timeout=60").Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 			g.Eventually(IntegrationPodPhase(t, ctx, ns, name), TestTimeoutMedium).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
diff --git a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/health.go b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/health.go
index a691afadfd..2d7e88870d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/health.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/camel/v1/trait/health.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package trait
 
 // The health trait is responsible for configuring the health probes on the integration container.
 //
-// NOTE: this trait is enabled by default.
+// NOTE: this trait is disabled by default.
 //
 // +camel-k:trait=health.
 type HealthTrait struct {
diff --git a/pkg/trait/health.go b/pkg/trait/health.go
index 7c8d11132a..25d5401f97 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/health.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/health.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *healthTrait) Configure(e *Environment) (bool, *TraitCondition, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return pointer.BoolDeref(t.Enabled, true), nil, nil
+	return pointer.BoolDeref(t.Enabled, false), nil, nil
 }
 
 func (t *healthTrait) Apply(e *Environment) error {
diff --git a/pkg/trait/health_test.go b/pkg/trait/health_test.go
index 571908f7ff..c9c306856d 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/health_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/health_test.go
@@ -119,28 +119,30 @@ func TestHealthTrait(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "/q/health/started", d.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].StartupProbe.HTTPGet.Path)
 }
 
-func TestConfigureHealthTraitDoesSucceed(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigureHealthTraitDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	ht, environment := createNominalHealthTrait(t)
 	configured, condition, err := ht.Configure(environment)
 
-	assert.True(t, configured)
+	assert.False(t, configured)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, condition)
 }
 
-func TestConfigureHealthTraitDisabled(t *testing.T) {
-	enabled := false
+func TestConfigureHealthTraitEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	enabled := true
 	ht, environment := createNominalHealthTrait(t)
 	ht.Enabled = &enabled
 	configured, condition, err := ht.Configure(environment)
 
-	assert.False(t, configured)
+	assert.True(t, configured)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Nil(t, condition)
 }
 
 func TestApplyHealthTraitDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	enabled := true
 	ht, environment := createNominalHealthTrait(t)
+	ht.Enabled = &enabled
 	configured, condition, err := ht.Configure(environment)
 	assert.True(t, configured)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ func TestApplyHealthTraitDefault(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyHealthTraitLivenessDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	enabled := true
 	ht, environment := createNominalHealthTrait(t)
+	ht.Enabled = &enabled
 	ht.LivenessProbeEnabled = &enabled
 	configured, condition, err := ht.Configure(environment)
 	assert.True(t, configured)
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ func TestApplyHealthTraitLivenessDefault(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyHealthTraitStartupDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	enabled := true
 	ht, environment := createNominalHealthTrait(t)
+	ht.Enabled = &enabled
 	ht.StartupProbeEnabled = &enabled
 	configured, condition, err := ht.Configure(environment)
 	assert.True(t, configured)
diff --git a/pkg/trait/trait_test.go b/pkg/trait/trait_test.go
index 0b003abe8c..34f0ac5bc6 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/trait_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/trait_test.go
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func TestExecutedTraitsCondition(t *testing.T) {
 		v1.IntegrationConditionTraitInfo,
 		corev1.ConditionTrue,
 		"TraitConfiguration",
-		"Applied traits: camel,environment,logging,deployer,deployment,gc,container,security-context,mount,health,quarkus,jvm,owner",
+		"Applied traits: camel,environment,logging,deployer,deployment,gc,container,security-context,mount,quarkus,jvm,owner",
 	)
 	assert.Contains(t, conditions, expectedCondition)
 }