diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
index ad5b103e49de..5926bb060d7a 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ object SQLConf {
     .stringConf
     .transform(_.toUpperCase())
     .checkValues(HiveCaseSensitiveInferenceMode.values.map(_.toString))
-    .createWithDefault(HiveCaseSensitiveInferenceMode.INFER_AND_SAVE.toString)
+    .createWithDefault(HiveCaseSensitiveInferenceMode.NEVER_INFER.toString)
 
   val OPTIMIZER_METADATA_ONLY = SQLConfigBuilder("spark.sql.optimizer.metadataOnly")
     .doc("When true, enable the metadata-only query optimization that use the table's metadata " +