diff --git a/platform-includes/metrics/usage/native.mdx b/platform-includes/metrics/usage/native.mdx
index a3f382f70c4f5..5a1441a53f950 100644
--- a/platform-includes/metrics/usage/native.mdx
+++ b/platform-includes/metrics/usage/native.mdx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-To enable metrics, set the `enable_metrics` option during SDK initialization:
+Metrics are enabled by default. To disable metrics, set the `enable_metrics` option to `false` during SDK initialization:
 
 ```c
 sentry_options_t *options = sentry_options_new();
-sentry_options_set_enable_metrics(options, true);
+sentry_options_set_enable_metrics(options, false);
 // set other options
 sentry_init(options);
 ```
 
-Once enabled, you can send metrics using the `sentry_metrics_*()` APIs.
+You can send metrics using the `sentry_metrics_*()` APIs.
 
 ### Metric Types