diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws1/WebServiceInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws1/WebServiceInstrumentation.java
index 04be0f2fca3..e41523fae75 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws1/WebServiceInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-1/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws1/WebServiceInstrumentation.java
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ public WebServiceInstrumentation() {
     super("jax-ws");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String hierarchyMarkerType() {
     return null; // bootstrap type
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws2/WebServiceProviderInstrumentation.java b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws2/WebServiceProviderInstrumentation.java
index 6be0c4ece26..daaa4adcdf4 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws2/WebServiceProviderInstrumentation.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/jax-ws-annotations-2/src/main/java/datadog/trace/instrumentation/jaxws2/WebServiceProviderInstrumentation.java
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ public WebServiceProviderInstrumentation() {
     super("jax-ws");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected boolean defaultEnabled() {
-    return false;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String hierarchyMarkerType() {
     return null; // bootstrap type