diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/9046.md b/news/2 Fixes/9046.md
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set `python.workspaceSymbols.enabled` to false by default.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6de758c7ff7..b6ca887db169 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2482,8 +2482,8 @@
                 },
                 "python.workspaceSymbols.enabled": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": true,
-                    "description": "Set to 'false' to disable Workspace Symbol provider using ctags.",
+                    "default": false,
+                    "description": "Set to 'true' to enable ctags to provide Workspace Symbols.",
                     "scope": "resource"
                 },
                 "python.workspaceSymbols.exclusionPatterns": {