diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/default_status_port.yml.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/default_status_port.yml.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ec3c3a510de8..000000000000
--- a/changelog/unreleased/kong/default_status_port.yml.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-message: Enable `status_listen` on `127.0.0.1:8007` by default
-type: feature
-scope: Admin API
diff --git a/kong.conf.default b/kong.conf.default
index 18c578403b49..6f1fe1f0844f 100644
--- a/kong.conf.default
+++ b/kong.conf.default
@@ -680,8 +680,7 @@
                          #
                          # Example: `admin_listen = 127.0.0.1:8444 http2 ssl`
 
-#status_listen = 127.0.0.1:8007 reuseport backlog=16384
-                         # Comma-separated list of addresses and ports on
+#status_listen = off     # Comma-separated list of addresses and ports on
                          # which the Status API should listen.
                          # The Status API is a read-only endpoint
                          # allowing monitoring tools to retrieve metrics,
diff --git a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
index 2c0802bc72af..7ff840c17eb3 100644
--- a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
+++ b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ proxy_listen = 0.0.0.0:8000 reuseport backlog=16384, 0.0.0.0:8443 http2 ssl reus
 stream_listen = off
 admin_listen = 127.0.0.1:8001 reuseport backlog=16384, 127.0.0.1:8444 http2 ssl reuseport backlog=16384
 admin_gui_listen = 0.0.0.0:8002, 0.0.0.0:8445 ssl
-status_listen = 127.0.0.1:8007 reuseport backlog=16384
+status_listen = off
 cluster_listen = 0.0.0.0:8005
 cluster_control_plane = 127.0.0.1:8005
 cluster_cert = NONE