diff --git a/roles/undercloud-setup/defaults/main.yml b/roles/undercloud-setup/defaults/main.yml
index 48b5388fc..7af4cc0f3 100644
--- a/roles/undercloud-setup/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/undercloud-setup/defaults/main.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ undercloud_ara_version: 0.15.0
 # NOTE(rfolco): do not configure ara on undercloud until we pin ara deps to
 # each branch - https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1792622
 undercloud_ara: false
-install_atop: true
+install_atop: false
 atop_command: atop -R -w /var/log/atop.bin
 tripleo_set_unique_hostname: false