diff --git a/lambda-layer/src/otel-instrument b/lambda-layer/src/otel-instrument
index 0fb750f34..65a9edc2e 100755
--- a/lambda-layer/src/otel-instrument
+++ b/lambda-layer/src/otel-instrument
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ fi
 # disable application signals runtime metrics by default
 export OTEL_AWS_APPLICATION_SIGNALS_RUNTIME_ENABLED="false";
 
-# enable emf exporter by default
+# disable otel metrics export by default
 if [ -z "${OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER}" ]; then
-        export OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER="awsemf";
+        export OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER="none";
 fi
 
 # disable OTel logs exporter by default