diff --git a/core/data/build.gradle.kts b/core/data/build.gradle.kts
index 83c268aab..8c839fa8e 100644
--- a/core/data/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/data/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ android {
     testOptions {
         unitTests {
             isIncludeAndroidResources = true
-            isReturnDefaultValues = true
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/datastore/build.gradle.kts b/core/datastore/build.gradle.kts
index b17bf6abd..0d4ba37c5 100644
--- a/core/datastore/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/datastore/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ android {
         consumerProguardFiles("consumer-proguard-rules.pro")
     }
     namespace = "com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.datastore"
-    testOptions {
-        unitTests {
-            isReturnDefaultValues = true
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {