diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java
index 9cdb8544f8c5..0bb1cb05f874 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public final class VcsConfiguration implements PersistentStateComponent<Element>
 
   private final ArrayList<String> myLastCommitMessages = new ArrayList<String>();
   public String LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE = null;
-  public boolean MAKE_NEW_CHANGELIST_ACTIVE = true;
+  public boolean MAKE_NEW_CHANGELIST_ACTIVE = false;
 
   public boolean OPTIMIZE_IMPORTS_BEFORE_PROJECT_COMMIT = false;
   public boolean CHECK_FILES_UP_TO_DATE_BEFORE_COMMIT = false;