diff --git a/jstests/noPassthrough/compression_options.js b/jstests/noPassthrough/compression_options.js
index 0a22bc1e1ba..c6f4ccadc68 100644
--- a/jstests/noPassthrough/compression_options.js
+++ b/jstests/noPassthrough/compression_options.js
@@ -39,6 +39,5 @@
 
     runTest("snappy", ["snappy"]);
     runTest("disabled", undefined);
-    runTest("", undefined);
 
 }());
diff --git a/src/mongo/shell/shell_options.cpp b/src/mongo/shell/shell_options.cpp
index 61820b12325..857a6003ac1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/shell/shell_options.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/shell/shell_options.cpp
@@ -152,10 +152,8 @@ Status storeMongoShellOptions(const moe::Environment& params,
     }
 
     if (params.count("net.compression.compressors")) {
-        auto compressors = params["net.compression.compressors"].as<string>();
-        if (compressors != "disabled") {
-            shellGlobalParams.networkMessageCompressors = std::move(compressors);
-        }
+        shellGlobalParams.networkMessageCompressors =
+            params["net.compression.compressors"].as<string>();
     }
 
     if (params.count("nodb")) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_client.idl b/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_client.idl
index 6c824a00637..f575716630b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_client.idl
+++ b/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_client.idl
@@ -35,6 +35,5 @@ configs:
         source: [ cli, ini, yaml ]
         arg_vartype: String
         short_name: networkMessageCompressors
-        implicit: disabled
         default: disabled
         hidden: true
diff --git a/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_server.idl b/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_server.idl
index 0e712fbe6c2..9df1cd34343 100644
--- a/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_server.idl
+++ b/src/mongo/transport/message_compressor_options_server.idl
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@ configs:
         source: [ cli, ini, yaml ]
         arg_vartype: String
         short_name: networkMessageCompressors
-        implicit: disabled
         default: 'snappy,zstd,zlib'