diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/atlas/variables/_globals.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/atlas/variables/_globals.scss
index 8cbe98aaba..878e288d43 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/atlas/variables/_globals.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/atlas/variables/_globals.scss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $enable-responsive-font-sizes: false !default;
 $enable-rounded: true !default;
 $enable-shadows: true !default;
 $enable-transitions: true !default;
-$enable-validation-icons: true !default;
+$enable-validation-icons: false !default;
 
 // Deprecated, no longer affects any compiled CSS
 
diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/cadmin/variables/_globals.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/cadmin/variables/_globals.scss
index 05b301c315..a4dad54329 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/cadmin/variables/_globals.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/cadmin/variables/_globals.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $cadmin-enable-grid-classes: true !default;
 $cadmin-enable-pointer-cursor-for-buttons: true !default;
 $cadmin-enable-print-styles: true !default;
 $cadmin-enable-responsive-font-sizes: false !default;
-$cadmin-enable-validation-icons: true !default;
+$cadmin-enable-validation-icons: false !default;
 $cadmin-enable-deprecation-messages: true !default;
 
 // Deprecated, no longer affects any compiled CSS
diff --git a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_globals.scss b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_globals.scss
index 18854d7370..0bf652b9b4 100644
--- a/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_globals.scss
+++ b/packages/clay-css/src/scss/variables/_globals.scss
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $enable-grid-classes: true !default;
 $enable-pointer-cursor-for-buttons: true !default;
 $enable-print-styles: true !default;
 $enable-responsive-font-sizes: false !default;
-$enable-validation-icons: true !default;
+$enable-validation-icons: false !default;
 $enable-deprecation-messages: true !default;
 
 // Deprecated, no longer affects any compiled CSS