diff --git a/configs/embedded-milvus.yaml b/configs/embedded-milvus.yaml
index d2b3c0ecbb..d9c60ac95e 100644
--- a/configs/embedded-milvus.yaml
+++ b/configs/embedded-milvus.yaml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ dataCoord:
     clientMaxRecvSize: 104857600 # 100 MB, 100 * 1024 * 1024
     clientMaxSendSize: 104857600 # 100 MB, 100 * 1024 * 1024
   enableCompaction: true # Enable data segment compression
-  enableGarbageCollection: false
+  enableGarbageCollection: true
 
   segment:
     maxSize: 512 # Maximum size of a segment in MB
diff --git a/configs/milvus.yaml b/configs/milvus.yaml
index e76508f175..a50fc8276f 100644
--- a/configs/milvus.yaml
+++ b/configs/milvus.yaml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ dataCoord:
   address: localhost
   port: 13333
   enableCompaction: true # Enable data segment compression
-  enableGarbageCollection: false
+  enableGarbageCollection: true
 
   segment:
     maxSize: 512 # Maximum size of a segment in MB
diff --git a/internal/util/paramtable/component_param.go b/internal/util/paramtable/component_param.go
index 94f42b6134..1a00b1e39c 100644
--- a/internal/util/paramtable/component_param.go
+++ b/internal/util/paramtable/component_param.go
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ func (p *dataCoordConfig) initGlobalCompactionInterval() {
 
 // -- GC --
 func (p *dataCoordConfig) initEnableGarbageCollection() {
-	p.EnableGarbageCollection = p.Base.ParseBool("dataCoord.enableGarbageCollection", false)
+	p.EnableGarbageCollection = p.Base.ParseBool("dataCoord.enableGarbageCollection", true)
 }
 
 func (p *dataCoordConfig) initGCInterval() {
diff --git a/internal/util/paramtable/component_param_test.go b/internal/util/paramtable/component_param_test.go
index d3b7c384e5..68b7b10b67 100644
--- a/internal/util/paramtable/component_param_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/paramtable/component_param_test.go
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ func TestComponentParam(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test dataCoordConfig", func(t *testing.T) {
 		Params := CParams.DataCoordCfg
 		assert.Equal(t, 24*60*60*time.Second, Params.SegmentMaxLifetime)
+
+		assert.True(t, Params.EnableGarbageCollection)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("test dataNodeConfig", func(t *testing.T) {