diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 9a848af7f0e08..22685d8a61d21 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -10007,9 +10007,11 @@ public final class Settings {
 
         /**
          * Whether or not a SFPS device is enabling the performant auth setting.
+         * The "_V2" suffix was added to re-introduce the default behavior for
+         * users. See b/265264294 fore more details.
          * @hide
          */
-        public static final String SFPS_PERFORMANT_AUTH_ENABLED = "sfps_performant_auth_enabled";
+        public static final String SFPS_PERFORMANT_AUTH_ENABLED = "sfps_performant_auth_enabled_v2";
 
         /**
          * Whether or not debugging is enabled.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 6d21fb657a885..194a9867f0f3e 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5025,10 +5025,8 @@
     <!-- If face auth sends the user directly to home/last open app, or stays on keyguard -->
     <bool name="config_faceAuthDismissesKeyguard">true</bool>
 
-    <!-- Default value for whether a SFPS device is required to be
-        {@link KeyguardUpdateMonitor#isDeviceInteractive()} for fingerprint auth
-        to unlock the device. -->
-    <bool name="config_requireScreenOnToAuthEnabled">false</bool>
+    <!-- Default value for performant auth feature. -->
+    <bool name="config_performantAuthDefault">false</bool>
 
     <!-- The component name for the default profile supervisor, which can be set as a profile owner
     even after user setup is complete. The defined component should be used for supervision purposes
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 2abb0d89835be..3391c22831a93 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_face_acquire_vendor_biometricprompt_ignorelist" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_faceAuthSupportsSelfIllumination" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_faceAuthDismissesKeyguard" />
-  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_requireScreenOnToAuthEnabled" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_performantAuthDefault" />
 
   <!-- Face config -->
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_faceMaxTemplatesPerUser" />