diff --git a/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/README.md b/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/README.md
index 9801db5..acd1a51 100644
--- a/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/README.md
+++ b/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 - Cloud SQL Disk Utilization forecast
 - Cloud SQL Failover Unavailable
 - Cloud SQL Memory Utilization
-- Cloud SQL Memory Utilization forecast
+- Cloud SQL Memory Utilization forecast (disabled by default)
 
 ## Inputs
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 | memory\_utilization\_extra\_tags | Extra tags for GCP Cloud SQL Memory Utilization monitor | list(string) | `[]` | no |
 | memory\_utilization\_forecast\_algorithm | Algorithm for the Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"linear"` | no |
 | memory\_utilization\_forecast\_deviations | Deviations for the Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"1"` | no |
-| memory\_utilization\_forecast\_enabled | Flag to enable GCP Cloud SQL Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"true"` | no |
+| memory\_utilization\_forecast\_enabled | Flag to enable GCP Cloud SQL Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"false"` | no |
 | memory\_utilization\_forecast\_extra\_tags | Extra tags for GCP Cloud SQL Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | list(string) | `[]` | no |
 | memory\_utilization\_forecast\_interval | Interval for the Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"30m"` | no |
 | memory\_utilization\_forecast\_linear\_history | History for the Memory Utilization Forecast monitor | string | `"12h"` | no |
diff --git a/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/inputs.tf b/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/inputs.tf
index fe8513a..a9c4b50 100644
--- a/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/inputs.tf
+++ b/cloud/gcp/cloud-sql/common/inputs.tf
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ variable "memory_utilization_forecast_threshold_critical_recovery" {
 variable "memory_utilization_forecast_enabled" {
   description = "Flag to enable GCP Cloud SQL Memory Utilization Forecast monitor"
   type        = string
-  default     = "true"
+  default     = "false"
 }
 
 variable "memory_utilization_forecast_extra_tags" {