diff --git a/src/yb/master/catalog_manager.cc b/src/yb/master/catalog_manager.cc
index ee176f122fab..e65c53001f5c 100644
--- a/src/yb/master/catalog_manager.cc
+++ b/src/yb/master/catalog_manager.cc
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ DEFINE_double(heartbeat_safe_deadline_ratio, .20,
 DECLARE_int32(heartbeat_rpc_timeout_ms);
 DECLARE_CAPABILITY(TabletReportLimit);
 
-DEFINE_int32(partitions_vtable_cache_refresh_secs, 30,
+DEFINE_int32(partitions_vtable_cache_refresh_secs, 0,
              "Amount of time to wait before refreshing the system.partitions cached vtable.");
 
 DEFINE_int32(txn_table_wait_min_ts_count, 1,