diff --git a/config/default_configs/default_config.yml b/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
index 345ae8b7b6..c2a159df01 100644
--- a/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
+++ b/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ smagorinsky_lilly:
   value: false
 bubble:
   help: "Enable bubble correction for more accurate surface areas"
-  value: true
+  value: false
 start_date:
   help: "Start date of the simulation"
   value: "20100101"
diff --git a/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean.yml b/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean.yml
index ba6e564c3a..f9b274bcc7 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ insolation: "timevarying"
 dt_rad: "1hours"
 prognostic_surface: "PrognosticSurfaceTemperature"
 check_conservation: true
-bubble: false
diff --git a/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean_ft64.yml b/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean_ft64.yml
index 7df58c39e1..10be964983 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean_ft64.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_clearsky_tvinsol_0M_slabocean_ft64.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ insolation: "timevarying"
 dt_rad: "1hours"
 prognostic_surface: "PrognosticSurfaceTemperature"
 check_conservation: true
-bubble: false
diff --git a/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl b/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl
index ec93f3202f..c003bcd8fb 100644
--- a/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl
+++ b/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-195
+196
 
 # **README**
 #
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 
 #=
+196
+- Set bubble correction to false as default
 
 195
 - Use `vanleer_limiter` as default.