diff --git a/src/persist-client/src/batch.rs b/src/persist-client/src/batch.rs
index 41693a1b6983b..01b31cc1aa496 100644
--- a/src/persist-client/src/batch.rs
+++ b/src/persist-client/src/batch.rs
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ pub struct BatchBuilderConfig {
 // TODO: Remove this once we're comfortable that there aren't any bugs.
 pub(crate) const BATCH_DELETE_ENABLED: Config<bool> = Config::new(
     "persist_batch_delete_enabled",
-    false,
+    true,
     "Whether to actually delete blobs when batch delete is called (Materialize).",
 );