diff --git a/default_settings.txt b/default_settings.txt
index 4fa86a4..a0fae22 100644
--- a/default_settings.txt
+++ b/default_settings.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ moretrees.enable_stairs			= true
 
 -- If this variable is set to true, register fences for moretrees wood
 
-moretrees.enable_fences         = true
+moretrees.enable_fences         = false
 
 -- Set this to true if you want the plantlike drawtype for leaves, which
 -- improves some peoples' framerates without resorting to making leaf nodes opaque.