diff --git a/jupyterhub/values.yaml b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
index f535597409..99c499a71f 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/values.yaml
+++ b/jupyterhub/values.yaml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ scheduling:
       name: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-scheduler-amd64
       tag: v1.11.1-beta.0
   podPriority:
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: false
   userPlaceholder:
     enabled: true
     replicas: 0