diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/config.ts b/src/plugins/dashboard/config.ts
index da3f8a61306b8..ff968a51679e0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/config.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/config.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
-  allowByValueEmbeddables: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  allowByValueEmbeddables: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
 });
 
 export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;