diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
index f0365a09ff..e660754760 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class BrokerService implements Service, Serializable {
     public static final String LOCAL_HOST_NAME;
 
     private boolean useJmx = true;
-    private boolean enableStatistics = true;
+    private boolean enableStatistics = false;
     private boolean persistent = true;
     private boolean populateJMSXUserID = false;
     private boolean useShutdownHook = true;
diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/management/StatisticImpl.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/management/StatisticImpl.java
index a66f7ab5ea..c173eebdcd 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/management/StatisticImpl.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/management/StatisticImpl.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class StatisticImpl implements Statistic, Resettable {
     private String description;
     private long startTime;
     private long lastSampleTime;
-    protected boolean enabled= true;
+    protected boolean enabled= false;
 
     public StatisticImpl(String name, String unit, String description) {
         this.name = name;