diff --git a/deployment/components/worker-config/nfd-worker.conf.example b/deployment/components/worker-config/nfd-worker.conf.example
index 0dfe03cba5..b37878c763 100644
--- a/deployment/components/worker-config/nfd-worker.conf.example
+++ b/deployment/components/worker-config/nfd-worker.conf.example
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #      - "vendor"
 #      - "device"
 #  local:
-#    hooksEnabled: true
+#    hooksEnabled: false
 #  custom:
 #    # The following feature demonstrates the capabilities of the matchFeatures
 #    - name: "my custom rule"
diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
index d2f5c965e7..eb65b03cbc 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ worker:
     #      - "vendor"
     #      - "device"
     #  local:
-    #    hooksEnabled: true
+    #    hooksEnabled: false
     #  custom:
     #    # The following feature demonstrates the capabilities of the matchFeatures
     #    - name: "my custom rule"
diff --git a/docs/reference/worker-configuration-reference.md b/docs/reference/worker-configuration-reference.md
index 05bf461fef..d7ec3adbc6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/worker-configuration-reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference/worker-configuration-reference.md
@@ -347,12 +347,14 @@ Related tracking issues:
 1. Disable hook support by default [#855](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/node-feature-discovery/issues/855).
 1. Drop support for hooks [#856](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/node-feature-discovery/issues/856).
 
+Default: false
+
 Example:
 
 ```yaml
 sources:
   local:
-    hooksEnabled: true  # true by default
+    hooksEnabled: true
 ```
 
 ### sources.pci
diff --git a/docs/usage/customization-guide.md b/docs/usage/customization-guide.md
index 4e6cb464e3..44958504a2 100644
--- a/docs/usage/customization-guide.md
+++ b/docs/usage/customization-guide.md
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ trying to execute them. A subdirectory under the hooks directory can be used,
 for example `/etc/kubernetes/node-feature-discovery/source.d/conf/`.
 
 **NOTE:** Hooks are being DEPRECATED and will be removed in a future release.
-For backward compatibility, currently hooks are enabled by default and can be
-disabled via `sources.local.hooksEnabled` field in the worker configuration.
+Starting from release v0.14 hooks are disabled by default and can be enabled
+via `sources.local.hooksEnabled` field in the worker configuration.
 
 ```yaml
 sources:
diff --git a/source/local/local.go b/source/local/local.go
index e93885336c..ede6cc9ad3 100644
--- a/source/local/local.go
+++ b/source/local/local.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *localSource) GetLabels() (source.FeatureLabels, error) {
 // newDefaultConfig returns a new config with pre-populated defaults
 func newDefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		HooksEnabled: true,
+		HooksEnabled: false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func (s *localSource) Discover() error {
 	if s.config.HooksEnabled {
 
 		klog.InfoS("starting hooks...")
+		klog.InfoS("NOTE: hooks are deprecated and will be completely removed in a future release.")
 
 		featuresFromHooks, err := getFeaturesFromHooks()
 		if err != nil {