diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index e33df668e..e7cc9607c 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public bool ShowTsm { get; set; } = true;
 
-        public bool? Fools22New { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool? Fools22New { get; set; } = false;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a configuration from the provided path.
diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 953637240..691a541ef 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -275,13 +275,6 @@ namespace Dalamud
                 try
                 {
                     Log.Information("Loading fools22");
-                    var timeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Local;
-                    var offset = timeZone.GetUtcOffset(DateTime.UtcNow);
-
-                    var config = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
-                    config.Fools22New ??= offset.Hours < 1;
-                    config.Save();
-
                     this.fools22 = new Fools22();
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)