diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index fa8472e62f..42e1ad376c 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub struct LensConfig {
 
 impl Default for LensConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self { run: true, debug: true, implementations: true, method_refs: true }
+        Self { run: true, debug: true, implementations: true, method_refs: false }
     }
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ config_data! {
         lens_enable: bool           = true,
         lens_implementations: bool  = true,
         lens_run: bool              = true,
-        lens_methodReferences: bool = true,
+        lens_methodReferences: bool = false,
 
         linkedProjects: Vec<ManifestOrProjectJson> = Vec::new(),
         lruCapacity: Option<usize>                 = None,
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 4414b3e662..bdd8a0c298 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
                 "rust-analyzer.lens.methodReferences": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Whether to show `Method References` lens. Only applies when `#rust-analyzer.lens.enable#` is set.",
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": true
+                    "default": false
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.hoverActions.enable": {
                     "description": "Whether to show HoverActions in Rust files.",