diff --git a/ocaml/xapi/xapi_globs.ml b/ocaml/xapi/xapi_globs.ml
index fb02570e87..d432bedf1c 100644
--- a/ocaml/xapi/xapi_globs.ml
+++ b/ocaml/xapi/xapi_globs.ml
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ let max_traces = ref 10000
 
 let max_span_depth = ref 100
 
-let use_xmlrpc = ref true
+let use_xmlrpc = ref false
 
 let compress_tracing_files = ref true