diff --git a/runtime/polkadot/src/xcm_config.rs b/runtime/polkadot/src/xcm_config.rs
index 4f817093703a..198ef42299df 100644
--- a/runtime/polkadot/src/xcm_config.rs
+++ b/runtime/polkadot/src/xcm_config.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ type LocalOriginConverter = (
 
 parameter_types! {
 	/// The amount of weight an XCM operation takes. This is a safe overestimate.
-	pub const BaseXcmWeight: Weight = Weight::from_parts(1_000_000_000, 64 * 1024);
+	pub const BaseXcmWeight: Weight = Weight::from_parts(1_000_000_000, 1024);
+	/// A temporary weight value for each XCM instruction.
+	/// NOTE: This should be removed after we account for PoV weights.
+	pub const TempFixedXcmWeight: Weight = Weight::from_parts(1_000_000_000, 0);
 	/// Maximum number of instructions in a single XCM fragment. A sanity check against weight
 	/// calculations getting too crazy.
 	pub const MaxInstructions: u32 = 100;
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ impl xcm_executor::Config for XcmConfig {
 	type IsTeleporter = TrustedTeleporters;
 	type UniversalLocation = UniversalLocation;
 	type Barrier = Barrier;
-	type Weigher = FixedWeightBounds<BaseXcmWeight, RuntimeCall, MaxInstructions>;
+	type Weigher = FixedWeightBounds<TempFixedXcmWeight, RuntimeCall, MaxInstructions>;
 	// The weight trader piggybacks on the existing transaction-fee conversion logic.
 	type Trader =
 		UsingComponents<WeightToFee, TokenLocation, AccountId, Balances, ToAuthor<Runtime>>;
diff --git a/xcm/src/v3/mod.rs b/xcm/src/v3/mod.rs
index fb3e3ba95c26..7aa624b60423 100644
--- a/xcm/src/v3/mod.rs
+++ b/xcm/src/v3/mod.rs
@@ -1224,8 +1224,9 @@ impl<Call> TryFrom<OldXcm<Call>> for Xcm<Call> {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Default value for the proof size weight component. Set at 64 KB.
-const DEFAULT_PROOF_SIZE: u64 = 64 * 1024;
+/// Default value for the proof size weight component. Set at 0 KB.
+/// NOTE: Make sure this is removed after we properly account for PoV weights.
+const DEFAULT_PROOF_SIZE: u64 = 0;
 
 // Convert from a v2 instruction to a v3 instruction.
 impl<Call> TryFrom<OldInstruction<Call>> for Instruction<Call> {