diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index b3f9a8a3852335f82853a307adffa30829d8f875..c67e242fbc12b03ada9e3d89c3758a51b2839323 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ const options = [
     stage: 'repository',
     type: 'json',
     default: {
-      enabled: false,
       fileMatch: ['\\.buildkite/.+\\.yml$'],
       commitMessageTopic: 'buildkite plugin {{depName}}',
       commitMessageExtra: 'to {{newVersion}}',
diff --git a/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index 9260eb497cf71a8c1cf5790f2905cc483112764c..0427dde05f145eb5886f793de154ea2df7bc8ca6 100644
--- a/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/config/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Object {
   "buildkite": Object {
     "commitMessageExtra": "to {{newVersion}}",
     "commitMessageTopic": "buildkite plugin {{depName}}",
-    "enabled": false,
     "fileMatch": Array [
       "\\\\.buildkite/.+\\\\.yml$",
     ],
diff --git a/website/docs/configuration-options.md b/website/docs/configuration-options.md
index f9b3807432bf3e647becad9b5110b701334cc51c..2e52a31670070683d3fbad0d89460c78d0d745c7 100644
--- a/website/docs/configuration-options.md
+++ b/website/docs/configuration-options.md
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ This field is combined with `branchPrefix` and `managerBranchPrefix` to form the
 
 Configuration specific for buildkite plugins updates.
 
-| name    | value                                                 |
-| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
-| type    | object                                                |
-| default | { enabled: false, managerBranchPrefix: 'buildkite-' } |
+| name    | value                                 |
+| ------- | ------------------------------------- |
+| type    | object                                |
+| default | { managerBranchPrefix: 'buildkite-' } |
 
 ## bumpVersion