diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
index 30760ce8833..ddb2c3074cc 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/static_layer.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ StaticLayer::getParameters()
   declareParameter("map_subscribe_transient_local", rclcpp::ParameterValue(true));
   declareParameter("transform_tolerance", rclcpp::ParameterValue(0.0));
   declareParameter("map_topic", rclcpp::ParameterValue(""));
-  declareParameter("footprint_clearing_enabled", rclcpp::ParameterValue(true));
+  declareParameter("footprint_clearing_enabled", rclcpp::ParameterValue(false));
 
   auto node = node_.lock();
   if (!node) {