diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
index 0b7786d8c3..3c48b1f5ab 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ public static T GetEnvironmentVariable<T>(string variable, T defaultValue)
         public static bool IsReplicaAddressValidationEnabled(
             ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy)
         {
-            bool replicaValidationDefaultValue = false;
-
             if (connectionPolicy != null
                 && connectionPolicy.EnableAdvancedReplicaSelectionForTcp.HasValue)
             {
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ public static bool IsReplicaAddressValidationEnabled(
             return ConfigurationManager
                     .GetEnvironmentVariable(
                         variable: ConfigurationManager.ReplicaConnectivityValidationEnabled,
-                        defaultValue: replicaValidationDefaultValue);
+                        defaultValue: true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>