diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 559dc9da..273ba7bd 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ exclude_core_modules = g729 silk
 # build in support for monitoring?
 #
 #
-USE_MONITORING=yes
+USE_MONITORING=no
 
 # Support for long debug messages? (useful for debugging SIP messages' contents)
 #