diff --git a/conf/default.profile.in b/conf/default.profile.in
index 5a481de90..29049ef95 100644
--- a/conf/default.profile.in
+++ b/conf/default.profile.in
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 # Refer to 'man lvm.conf' for further information about profiles and file layout.
 
 allocation {
-	wipe_signatures_on_new_logical_volumes_when_zeroing = 1
 	thin_pool_chunk_size_policy = "generic"
 	thin_pool_chunk_size = 64
 	thin_pool_discards = "passdown"