diff --git a/playwright/e2e/pinned-messages/pinned-messages.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/pinned-messages/pinned-messages.spec.ts
index ec1665e94a..f9d2abbb08 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/pinned-messages/pinned-messages.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/pinned-messages/pinned-messages.spec.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ import { test } from "./index";
 import { expect } from "../../element-web-test";
 
 test.describe("Pinned messages", () => {
-    test.use({
-        labsFlags: ["feature_pinning"],
-    });
-
     test("should show the empty state when there are no pinned messages", async ({ page, app, room1, util }) => {
         await util.goTo(room1);
         await util.openRoomInfo();
diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/crypto/crypto.spec.ts/RoomSummaryCard-with-verified-e2ee-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/crypto/crypto.spec.ts/RoomSummaryCard-with-verified-e2ee-linux.png
index f7e0d12ea1..d6b7951868 100644
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/polls/polls.spec.ts/Polls-Timeline-tile-no-votes-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/polls/polls.spec.ts/Polls-Timeline-tile-no-votes-linux.png
index a719425789..afe3331d2e 100644
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/right-panel/right-panel.spec.ts/with-name-and-address-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/right-panel/right-panel.spec.ts/with-name-and-address-linux.png
index c33ff1ce34..cd44d98fa1 100644
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/threads/threads.spec.ts/Reply-to-the-location-on-ThreadView-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/threads/threads.spec.ts/Reply-to-the-location-on-ThreadView-linux.png
index ab4ec4ec3b..a0f68616dc 100644
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diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index 5f9fe1e8d5..5e5c9a1535 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export const SETTINGS: { [setting: string]: ISetting } = {
         displayName: _td("labs|pinning"),
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_DEVICE_ONLY_SETTINGS_WITH_CONFIG_PRIORITISED,
         supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
-        default: false,
+        default: true,
     },
     "feature_wysiwyg_composer": {
         isFeature: true,
diff --git a/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts b/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
index 19a8808a7f..8e82c298e4 100644
--- a/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
+++ b/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
@@ -571,7 +571,10 @@ export function mkStubRoom(
     name: string | undefined,
     client: MatrixClient | undefined,
 ): Room {
-    const stubTimeline = { getEvents: (): MatrixEvent[] => [] } as unknown as EventTimeline;
+    const stubTimeline = {
+        getEvents: (): MatrixEvent[] => [],
+        getState: (): RoomState | undefined => undefined,
+    } as unknown as EventTimeline;
     return {
         canInvite: jest.fn(),
         client,