diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index 57dbc7fe869..3da4c6abd76 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@
 		<member name="editor/naming/script_name_casing" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="0">
 			When generating script file names from the selected node, set the type of casing to use in this project. This is mostly an editor setting.
 		</member>
-		<member name="editor/resource/generate_uid_files" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="true">
+		<member name="editor/resource/generate_uid_files" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="false">
 			If [code]true[/code], editor will generate ".uid" files for resources which have not custom uid support.
 		</member>
 		<member name="editor/resource/generate_uid_files_for_addons" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="false">
diff --git a/editor/register_editor_types.cpp b/editor/register_editor_types.cpp
index 40ed1d2f275..e7d009141cd 100644
--- a/editor/register_editor_types.cpp
+++ b/editor/register_editor_types.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void register_editor_types() {
 
 	OS::get_singleton()->benchmark_end_measure("Editor", "Register Types");
 
-	GLOBAL_DEF("editor/resource/generate_uid_files", true);
+	GLOBAL_DEF("editor/resource/generate_uid_files", false);
 	GLOBAL_DEF("editor/resource/generate_uid_files_for_addons", false);
 }