diff --git a/pkg/resourcemanager/config/flags.go b/pkg/resourcemanager/config/flags.go
index 4a0ae9c539c..f9440f01f37 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcemanager/config/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcemanager/config/flags.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func AddFlags() error {
 	flag.StringVar(&baseGroupName, "baseGroupName", BaseGroupName(), "Specify prefix name of resource group for sample resources.")
 
 	flag.BoolVar(&useDeviceFlow, "useDeviceFlow", useDeviceFlow, "Use device-flow grant type rather than client credentials.")
-	flag.BoolVar(&declarative, "declarative", true, "declarative mode")
+	flag.BoolVar(&declarative, "declarative", false, "declarative mode")
 	flag.BoolVar(&keepResources, "keepResources", keepResources, "Keep resources created by samples.")
 
 	return nil