diff --git a/server/config/config.go b/server/config/config.go
index 005c97b9..f6b6888a 100644
--- a/server/config/config.go
+++ b/server/config/config.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func GetAPINamespaces() []string {
 // DefaultJSONRPCConfig returns an EVM config with the JSON-RPC API enabled by default
 func DefaultJSONRPCConfig() *JSONRPCConfig {
 	return &JSONRPCConfig{
-		Enable:          true,
+		Enable:          false,
 		API:             GetDefaultAPINamespaces(),
 		Address:         DefaultJSONRPCAddress,
 		WsAddress:       DefaultJSONRPCWsAddress,