diff --git a/gopls/doc/settings.md b/gopls/doc/settings.md
index 4684d0da9c..c04ab05dd9 100644
--- a/gopls/doc/settings.md
+++ b/gopls/doc/settings.md
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Default: `{"gc_details":false,"generate":true,"regenerate_cgo":true,"tidy":true,
 semanticTokens controls whether the LSP server will send
 semantic tokens to the client.
 
-Default: `true`.
+Default: `false`.
 
 #### Completion
 
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go b/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
index 17eb3ecf4a..80171929c1 100755
--- a/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ var GeneratedAPIJSON = &APIJSON{
 					Keys:      nil,
 				},
 				EnumValues: nil,
-				Default:    "true",
+				Default:    "false",
 				Status:     "experimental",
 				Hierarchy:  "ui",
 			},
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/options.go b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
index 613ce82cc5..1f81c9eb37 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/options.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ func DefaultOptions() *Options {
 						string(command.UpgradeDependency): true,
 						string(command.Vendor):            true,
 					},
-					SemanticTokens: true,
 				},
 			},
 			InternalOptions: InternalOptions{