diff --git a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
index d391d91d1..cb3ad4622 100644
--- a/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
+++ b/doc/DOCUMENTATION.org
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ Default configuration is:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
   (setq-default dotspacemacs-editing-style '(vim :variables
-                                                 vim-style-visual-feedback t
+                                                 vim-style-visual-feedback nil
                                                  vim-style-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
                                                  vim-style-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
                                                  vim-style-visual-line-move-text nil
diff --git a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
index dd7f6f869..be5d1c1eb 100644
--- a/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
+++ b/layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/config.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ;;; License: GPLv3
 
 
-(defvar vim-style-visual-feedback t
+(defvar vim-style-visual-feedback nil
   "If non-nil objects are briefly highlighted performing an action.")
 
 (defvar evil-lisp-safe-structural-editing-modes '()