diff --git a/llkd/libllkd.cpp b/llkd/libllkd.cpp
index c4c58eef3..42602e9ee 100644
--- a/llkd/libllkd.cpp
+++ b/llkd/libllkd.cpp
@@ -1283,8 +1283,7 @@ bool llkInit(const char* threadname) {
     llkEnableSysrqT &= !llkLowRam;
     if (debuggable) {
         llkEnableSysrqT |= llkCheckEng(LLK_ENABLE_SYSRQ_T_PROPERTY);
-        if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT) {  // NB: default is currently true ...
-            llkEnable |= llkCheckEng(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY);
+        if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT) {
             khtEnable |= llkCheckEng(KHT_ENABLE_PROPERTY);
         }
     }
diff --git a/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc b/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
index 8697e9ae7..8355e9d96 100644
--- a/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
+++ b/llkd/llkd-debuggable.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 on property:ro.debuggable=1
-    setprop llk.enable ${ro.llk.enable:-1}
+    setprop llk.enable ${ro.llk.enable:-0}
     setprop khungtask.enable ${ro.khungtask.enable:-1}
 
 on property:ro.llk.enable=eng
diff --git a/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp b/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
index 475512c38..8eb9b001f 100644
--- a/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
+++ b/llkd/tests/llkd_test.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,9 @@ void execute(const char* command) {
 seconds llkdSleepPeriod(char state) {
     auto default_eng = android::base::GetProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, "eng") == "eng";
     auto default_enable = LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
-    if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT && default_eng &&
-        android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false)) {
-        default_enable = true;
-    }
     default_enable = android::base::GetBoolProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, default_enable);
     if (default_eng) {
-        GTEST_LOG_INFO << LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY " defaults to \"eng\" thus "
+        GTEST_LOG_INFO << LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY " defaults to "
                        << (default_enable ? "true" : "false") << "\n";
     }
     // Hail Mary hope is unconfigured.
@@ -108,10 +104,6 @@ seconds llkdSleepPeriod(char state) {
         rest();
     }
     default_enable = LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
-    if (!LLK_ENABLE_DEFAULT && (android::base::GetProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, "eng") == "eng") &&
-        android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.debuggable", false)) {
-        default_enable = true;
-    }
     default_enable = android::base::GetBoolProperty(LLK_ENABLE_PROPERTY, default_enable);
     if (default_enable) {
         execute("start llkd-1");