diff --git a/config/src/config/consensus_observer_config.rs b/config/src/config/consensus_observer_config.rs
index bddc66843d614..65aaa4f54d06c 100644
--- a/config/src/config/consensus_observer_config.rs
+++ b/config/src/config/consensus_observer_config.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_yaml::Value;
 
 // Useful constants for enabling consensus observer on different node types
-const ENABLE_ON_VALIDATORS: bool = true;
-const ENABLE_ON_VALIDATOR_FULLNODES: bool = true;
+const ENABLE_ON_VALIDATORS: bool = false;
+const ENABLE_ON_VALIDATOR_FULLNODES: bool = false;
 const ENABLE_ON_PUBLIC_FULLNODES: bool = false;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Serialize)]