diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index 8f724f59b66486b6477fc19155d78c7dd89d33c8..b193c0f60d0087972381f4f85f2b864b52fdbc7d 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
     //    "files_first"
     "sort_mode": "directories_first",
     // Whether to show error and warning count badges next to file names in the project panel.
-    "diagnostic_badges": true,
+    "diagnostic_badges": false,
     // Whether to enable drag-and-drop operations in the project panel.
     "drag_and_drop": true,
     // Whether to hide the root entry when only one folder is open in the window;