diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c76251b2..7742f389d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Send delete command to ospd after stopping the task. [#710](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/710)
 - Check whether hosts are alive and have results when adding them in slave scans. [#717](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/717) [#736](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/736)
 - New columns Ports, Apps, Distance, and Auth in the CSV Hosts report format [#733](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/733)
+- The details attribute of GET_REPORTS now defaults to 0 [#747](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/747)
 
 ### Fixed
 - A PostgreSQL statement order issue [#611](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/issues/611) has been addressed [#642](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/642)
diff --git a/src/gmp.c b/src/gmp.c
index 3ce26b7e0..89ef9d0b5 100644
--- a/src/gmp.c
+++ b/src/gmp.c
@@ -6273,16 +6273,6 @@ gmp_xml_handle_start_element (/* unused */ GMarkupParseContext* context,
                                        attribute_names,
                                        attribute_values);
 
-            /* Special case details with default 1, for backward
-             * compatibility. */
-            if (find_attribute (attribute_names, attribute_values,
-                                "details", &attribute))
-              get_reports_data->report_get.details = strcmp (attribute, "0");
-            else
-              get_reports_data->report_get.details = 1;
-            get_reports_data->get.details
-             = get_reports_data->report_get.details;
-
             g_free (get_reports_data->report_get.filt_id);
             get_reports_data->report_get.filt_id = NULL;
             append_attribute (attribute_names, attribute_values,
diff --git a/src/schema_formats/XML/GMP.xml.in b/src/schema_formats/XML/GMP.xml.in
index c13f26c48..efbe79273 100644
--- a/src/schema_formats/XML/GMP.xml.in
+++ b/src/schema_formats/XML/GMP.xml.in
@@ -27175,6 +27175,17 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
   <!-- Compatibility changes between versions. -->
 
+  <change>
+    <command>GET_REPORTS</command>
+    <summary>Default of "details" attribute is now 0</summary>
+    <description>
+      <p>
+        The default of the "details" attribute has changed from 1 to 0.
+        This matches the defaults of all the other GET commands.
+      </p>
+    </description>
+    <version>9.0</version>
+  </change>
   <change>
     <command>GET_REPORTS</command>
     <summary>Remove report type "assets"</summary>