diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_common.h b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_common.h
index 11a2a89a8..eaf006b11 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_common.h
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_common.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 // uncomment this to enable validation layers on replay, useful for debugging
 // problems with new replay code
-#define FORCE_VALIDATION_LAYERS OPTION_ON
+#define FORCE_VALIDATION_LAYERS OPTION_OFF
 
 ResourceFormat MakeResourceFormat(VkFormat fmt);
 VkFormat MakeVkFormat(ResourceFormat fmt);