diff --git a/minetest.conf b/minetest.conf
index c66b13ae..ae97cd5e 100755
--- a/minetest.conf
+++ b/minetest.conf
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mesecon.overheat_max = 60
 mapfix_default_size = 40
 mapfix_max_size = 50
 mapfix_delay = 5
-# TIME REGULATION - Disabled by default
+# TIME REGULATION - turned off by default
 disable_time_regulation = true
 # Tweak the mapgen chunksize (16 per 16 nodes, default is "5"), will be applied on many mods
 chunksize = 3
diff --git a/mods/builtin_item/init.lua b/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
index a09ef00f..e65fa24e 100755
--- a/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
+++ b/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local time = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items"))
 if not time then
-	time = 600
+	time = 1800 -- set to 30 minutes the time before remove a dropped item
 end
 
 unwalkable_nodes = {}