diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/AudioCleanupSettingsView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/AudioCleanupSettingsView.swift
index 76ad822..c946a7f 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/AudioCleanupSettingsView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/AudioCleanupSettingsView.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct AudioCleanupSettingsView: View {
     // Audio cleanup settings
     @AppStorage("IsTranscriptionCleanupEnabled") private var isTranscriptionCleanupEnabled = false
     @AppStorage("TranscriptionRetentionMinutes") private var transcriptionRetentionMinutes = 24 * 60
-    @AppStorage("IsAudioCleanupEnabled") private var isAudioCleanupEnabled = true
+    @AppStorage("IsAudioCleanupEnabled") private var isAudioCleanupEnabled = false
     @AppStorage("AudioRetentionPeriod") private var audioRetentionPeriod = 7
     @State private var isPerformingCleanup = false
     @State private var isShowingConfirmation = false
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ struct AudioCleanupSettingsView: View {
             }
 
             if !isTranscriptionCleanupEnabled {
-                Divider()
-                    .padding(.vertical, 8)
                 Toggle("Enable automatic audio cleanup", isOn: $isAudioCleanupEnabled)
                     .toggleStyle(.switch)
                     .padding(.vertical, 4)