diff --git a/CHANGES-5.0.md b/CHANGES-5.0.md
index 4856b09f1..66529953a 100644
--- a/CHANGES-5.0.md
+++ b/CHANGES-5.0.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 * Fix `$queue` topic name error in management API return. [#8728](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/8728)
 * Fix sometimes `client.connected` and `client.disconnected` could be in wrong order. [#8625](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/8625)
 
+## Enhancements
+
+* Do not auto-populate default SSL cipher suites, so that the configs are less bloated. [#8769](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/8769)
+
 # 5.0.5
 
 ## Bug fixes
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/test/emqx_exproto_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/test/emqx_exproto_SUITE.erl
index aac779c8e..66f780d3f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/test/emqx_exproto_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/test/emqx_exproto_SUITE.erl
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ ssl_opts() ->
     maps:merge(
         Certs,
         #{
-            versions => emqx_tls_lib:default_versions(),
-            ciphers => emqx_tls_lib:default_ciphers(),
+            versions => emqx_tls_lib:available_versions(tls),
+            ciphers => [],
             verify => verify_peer,
             fail_if_no_peer_cert => true,
             secure_renegotiate => false,