diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Field.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Field.java
index 5a6058beb..8345d2577 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Field.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/annotations/Field.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public @interface Field {
 
     String type() default "";
     String index() default "";
-    boolean store() default true;
+    boolean store() default false;
     String searchAnalyzer() default "";
     String indexAnalyzer() default "";