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 b50050192397..0a6a73bbb679 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/VcsConfiguration.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public final class VcsConfiguration implements PersistentStateComponent<Element>
   public boolean LIMIT_HISTORY = true;
   public int MAXIMUM_HISTORY_ROWS = 1000;
   public String UPDATE_FILTER_SCOPE_NAME;
-  public boolean USE_COMMIT_MESSAGE_MARGIN = true;
+  public boolean USE_COMMIT_MESSAGE_MARGIN = false;
   public int COMMIT_MESSAGE_MARGIN_SIZE = 72;
 
   public enum StandardOption {