diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 20fd2f6122..6bcdddd2f5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		// Savestate settings
 		public SaveStateTypeE SaveStateType = SaveStateTypeE.Default;
-		public const int DefaultSaveStateCompressionLevelNormal = 5;
+		public const int DefaultSaveStateCompressionLevelNormal = 0;
 		public int SaveStateCompressionLevelNormal = DefaultSaveStateCompressionLevelNormal;
 		public const int DefaultSaveStateCompressionLevelRewind = 0;//this isnt actually used yet 
 		public int SaveStateCompressionLevelRewind = DefaultSaveStateCompressionLevelRewind;//this isnt actually used yet 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.cs
index 1ba974989e..37bf6e293d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				Global.Config.AllowUD_LR = false;
 				Global.Config.BackupSavestates = false;
 
-				Global.Config.SaveStateCompressionLevelNormal = 5;
+				Global.Config.SaveStateCompressionLevelNormal = 0;
 				Global.Config.RewindEnabledLarge = false;
 				Global.Config.RewindEnabledMedium = false;
 				Global.Config.RewindEnabledSmall = true;