diff --git a/etc/emqx.conf b/etc/emqx.conf
index b7f8e6c2b..bc45df1fc 100644
--- a/etc/emqx.conf
+++ b/etc/emqx.conf
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ broker.shared_subscription_strategy = random
 ## - random
 ## - round_robin
 ## - sticky
-broker.sample_group.shared_subscription_strategy = local
+#broker.sample_group.shared_subscription_strategy = local
 
 ## Enable/disable shared dispatch acknowledgement for QoS1 and QoS2 messages
 ## This should allow messages to be dispatched to a different subscriber in