diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/gain_controller2_unittest.cc b/modules/audio_processing/gain_controller2_unittest.cc
index 94837f5070..27d540a198 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/gain_controller2_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/gain_controller2_unittest.cc
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ TEST(GainController2, UsageSaturationMargin) {
   // high. They should not be amplified at all, but only after convergence. GC2
   // starts with a gain, and it takes time until it's down to 0 dB.
   config.fixed_digital.gain_db = 0.f;
+  config.adaptive_digital.enabled = true;
   config.adaptive_digital.extra_saturation_margin_db = 50.f;
   gain_controller2.ApplyConfig(config);
 
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ TEST(GainController2, UsageNoSaturationMargin) {
   AudioProcessing::Config::GainController2 config;
   // Check that some gain is applied if there is no margin.
   config.fixed_digital.gain_db = 0.f;
+  config.adaptive_digital.enabled = true;
   config.adaptive_digital.extra_saturation_margin_db = 0.f;
   gain_controller2.ApplyConfig(config);
 
diff --git a/modules/audio_processing/include/audio_processing.h b/modules/audio_processing/include/audio_processing.h
index 5467a388e9..9a1a03c852 100644
--- a/modules/audio_processing/include/audio_processing.h
+++ b/modules/audio_processing/include/audio_processing.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class AudioProcessing : public rtc::RefCountInterface {
         float gain_db = 0.f;
       } fixed_digital;
       struct {
-        bool enabled = true;
+        bool enabled = false;
         LevelEstimator level_estimator = kRms;
         bool use_saturation_protector = true;
         float extra_saturation_margin_db = 2.f;