diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/Remote/RemoteHostOptions.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/Remote/RemoteHostOptions.cs
index 1c3f497b469184fef7678b6c73191fda5cab68a3..ccdcf73631f56be89d789e1349f878ae18a58692 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/Remote/RemoteHostOptions.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/Implementation/Remote/RemoteHostOptions.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ internal static class RemoteHostOptions
         public const string OptionName = "FeatureManager/Features";
 
         [ExportOption]
-        public static readonly Option<bool> RemoteHost = new Option<bool>(OptionName, nameof(RemoteHost), defaultValue: true);
+        public static readonly Option<bool> RemoteHost = new Option<bool>(OptionName, nameof(RemoteHost), defaultValue: false);
 
         [ExportOption]
         public static readonly Option<int> SolutionChecksumMonitorBackOffTimeSpanInMS = new Option<int>(OptionName, nameof(SolutionChecksumMonitorBackOffTimeSpanInMS), defaultValue: 10000);