diff --git a/src/mesh/Channels.h b/src/mesh/Channels.h
index 6fc40b0e4..27833130c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Channels.h
+++ b/src/mesh/Channels.h
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
-#ifndef USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL
-#define USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL USERPREFS_EVENT_MODE
-#endif
-
 #if USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL && !defined(USERPREFS_CHANNEL_0_PSK)
 #error "USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL requires USERPREFS_CHANNEL_0_PSK"
 #endif
diff --git a/userPrefs.jsonc b/userPrefs.jsonc
index cec5b82c5..eb9ff3faf 100644
--- a/userPrefs.jsonc
+++ b/userPrefs.jsonc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   // "USERPREFS_CONFIG_DEVICE_ROLE": "meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_CLIENT", // Defaults to CLIENT. ROUTER*, and LOST AND FOUND roles are restricted.
   // "USERPREFS_EVENT_MODE": "1",
   // "USERPREFS_EVENT_MODE_HOP_LIMIT": "3", // Event-mode default and firmware-generated/relay hop cap (0-7; default 3)
-  // "USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL": "1", // Block location TX + discard inbound location on channels keyed with USERPREFS_CHANNEL_0_PSK. Defaults on under EVENT_MODE.
+  // "USERPREFS_BLOCK_POSITION_ON_EVENT_CHANNEL": "1", // Block location TX + discard inbound location on channels keyed with USERPREFS_CHANNEL_0_PSK. Defaults off, and must be set explicitly.
   // "USERPREFS_TMM_APPLY_TO_PRIVATE_CHANNELS": "1", // Extend TMM position dedup and precision clamping to private/custom-key channels (default: well-known channels only)
   // "USERPREFS_FIRMWARE_EDITION": "meshtastic_FirmwareEdition_BURNING_MAN",
   // "USERPREFS_FIXED_BLUETOOTH": "121212",