diff --git a/lib/options.js b/lib/options.js
index 18f25e9..ee24a57 100644
--- a/lib/options.js
+++ b/lib/options.js
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ function defaultsLegacy() {
       wildcardOne: '+',
       wildcardSome: '#'
     },
-    stats: true,
+    stats: false,
     publishNewClient: true,
     maxInflightMessages: 1024,
     logger: {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function defaultsModern() {
       wildcardOne: '+',
       wildcardSome: '#'
     },
-    stats: true,
+    stats: false,
     publishNewClient: true,
     maxInflightMessages: 1024,
     logger: {