diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
index 37a80d6cda6..3ee2dd2f1d7 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ CLUSTER_REGISTRY_DISK_TYPE_GCE="${CLUSTER_REGISTRY_DISK_TYPE_GCE:-pd-standard}"
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-true}"
 
 # Optional: Install node problem detector.
-ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR:-true}"
+ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR:-false}"
 
 # Optional: Create autoscaler for cluster's nodes.
 ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 2056c65b4ef..5185038525b 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CLUSTER_REGISTRY_DISK_TYPE_GCE="${CLUSTER_REGISTRY_DISK_TYPE_GCE:-pd-standard}"
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-true}"
 
 # Optional: Install node problem detector.
-ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR:-true}"
+ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR:-false}"
 
 # Optional: Create autoscaler for cluster's nodes.
 ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER:-false}"