diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index a7426326d..690e31389 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class SettingsValues {
         mAlphaAfterEmojiInEmojiView = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ABC_AFTER_EMOJI, false);
         mAlphaAfterClipHistoryEntry = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ABC_AFTER_CLIP, false);
         mAlphaAfterSymbolAndSpace = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ABC_AFTER_SYMBOL_SPACE, true);
-        mRemoveRedundantPopups = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_REMOVE_REDUNDANT_POPUPS, true);
+        mRemoveRedundantPopups = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_REMOVE_REDUNDANT_POPUPS, false);
         mSpaceBarText = prefs.getString(Settings.PREF_SPACE_BAR_TEXT, "");
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2a79577c2..4061dea81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
     <!-- Option to remove popup keys that already exist on the base keyboard -->
     <string name="remove_redundant_popups">Remove redundant popups</string>
     <!-- Description of the remove_redundant_popups setting -->
-    <string name="remove_redundant_popups_summary">Suppress popup keys that are present on the base layout</string>
+    <string name="remove_redundant_popups_summary">Suppress popup keys that are already present on the base layout</string>
     <!-- Title of the setting enabling long press on space key to change IME -->
     <string name="prefs_long_press_keyboard_to_change_lang">Change input method with space key</string>
     <!-- Description of the settings to change IME indicating long press triggers change. -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
index fc2987aa6..2153ef40e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/prefs_screen_preferences.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
             android:key="remove_redundant_popups"
             android:title="@string/remove_redundant_popups"
             android:summary="@string/remove_redundant_popups_summary"
-            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:persistent="true" />
 
     </PreferenceCategory>