diff --git a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index e5ddf45317f..321f908f3a4 100644
--- a/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/metadata-service/configuration/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -400,12 +400,15 @@ kafka:
     # Deprecated Topics (maintained for backward compatibility)
     metadataAuditEvent:
       name: ${METADATA_AUDIT_EVENT_NAME:MetadataAuditEvent_v4}
+      enabled: false
 
     metadataChangeEvent:
       name: ${METADATA_CHANGE_EVENT_NAME:MetadataChangeEvent_v4}
+      enabled: false
 
     failedMetadataChangeEvent:
       name: ${FAILED_METADATA_CHANGE_EVENT_NAME:FailedMetadataChangeEvent_v4}
+      enabled: false
 
   listener:
     concurrency: ${KAFKA_LISTENER_CONCURRENCY:1}