diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index fc9f8ca883b..6049ccbf18b 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Enabled is checked by the constructor functions for all of the
-// standard metrics. If it is true, the metric returned is a stub.
+// standard metrics. If it is false, the metric returned is a stub.
 //
 // This global kill-switch helps quantify the observer effect and makes
 // for less cluttered pprof profiles.
-var Enabled = false
+var Enabled = true
 
 // EnabledExpensive is a soft-flag meant for external packages to check if costly
 // metrics gathering is allowed or not. The goal is to separate standard metrics