diff --git a/src/Options/Definitions.js b/src/Options/Definitions.js
index 654f38ae..b1564a78 100644
--- a/src/Options/Definitions.js
+++ b/src/Options/Definitions.js
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ module.exports.ParseServerOptions = {
     help:
       'Personally identifiable information fields in the user table the should be removed for non-authorized users. Deprecated @see protectedFields',
     action: parsers.arrayParser,
-    default: ['email'],
   },
   verbose: {
     env: 'VERBOSE',
diff --git a/src/Options/index.js b/src/Options/index.js
index c41102ec..dc47b461 100644
--- a/src/Options/index.js
+++ b/src/Options/index.js
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ export interface ParseServerOptions {
   :ENV: PARSE_SERVER_PRESERVE_FILE_NAME
   :DEFAULT: false */
   preserveFileName: ?boolean;
-  /* Personally identifiable information fields in the user table the should be removed for non-authorized users. Deprecated @see protectedFields
-  :DEFAULT: ["email"] */
+  /* Personally identifiable information fields in the user table the should be removed for non-authorized users. Deprecated @see protectedFields */
   userSensitiveFields: ?(string[]);
   /* Protected fields that should be treated with extra security when fetching details.
   :DEFAULT: {"_User": {"*": ["email"]}} */