diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 701ae7741e..302594ab7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     "libp2p": "~0.25.0-rc.3",
     "libp2p-bootstrap": "~0.9.3",
     "libp2p-crypto": "~0.16.0",
-    "libp2p-kad-dht": "~0.14.5",
+    "libp2p-kad-dht": "~0.14.7",
     "libp2p-keychain": "~0.3.3",
     "libp2p-mdns": "~0.12.0",
     "libp2p-mplex": "~0.8.4",
diff --git a/src/core/components/libp2p.js b/src/core/components/libp2p.js
index 24f0574e4c..9edbcf29e6 100644
--- a/src/core/components/libp2p.js
+++ b/src/core/components/libp2p.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function defaultBundle ({ datastore, peerInfo, peerBook, options, config }) {
         kBucketSize: get(options, 'dht.kBucketSize', 20),
         enabled: get(options, 'offline', false) ? false : undefined, // disable if offline
         randomWalk: {
-          enabled: get(options, 'dht.randomWalk.enabled', true)
+          enabled: false
         },
         validators: {
           ipns: ipnsUtils.validator