diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 6942b5a94c..7b7c46ffbd 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ var (
 		Name:     "vmtrace",
 		Usage:    "Name of tracer which should record internal VM operations (costly)",
 		Category: flags.VMCategory,
-		Value:    "firehose",
+		Value:    "",
 	}
 	VMTraceJsonConfigFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "vmtrace.jsonconfig",