diff --git a/src/sfizz/Config.h b/src/sfizz/Config.h
index a7c67223..50d89603 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Config.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Config.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace config {
     constexpr float voiceStealingThreshold { 0.00001f };
     constexpr uint16_t numCCs { 512 };
     constexpr int chunkSize { 1024 };
-    constexpr float defaultAmpEGRelease { 0.02f };
     constexpr int filtersInPool { maxVoices * 2 };
     constexpr int filtersPerVoice { 2 };
     constexpr int eqsPerVoice { 3 };
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Defaults.h b/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
index ebef0041..0e35ca49 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Default
 	constexpr float decay { 0 };
 	constexpr float delayEG { 0 };
 	constexpr float hold { 0 };
-	constexpr float release { config::defaultAmpEGRelease };
+	constexpr float release { 0 };
 	constexpr float vel2release { 0.0f };
 	constexpr float start { 0.0 };
 	constexpr float sustain { 100.0 };
diff --git a/tests/RegionT.cpp b/tests/RegionT.cpp
index 0ebe0cef..86fde09c 100644
--- a/tests/RegionT.cpp
+++ b/tests/RegionT.cpp
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ TEST_CASE("[Region] Parsing opcodes")
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.decay == 0.0f);
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.delay == 0.0f);
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.hold == 0.0f);
-        REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.release == 0.02f);
+        REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.release == 0.0f);
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.start == 0.0f);
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.sustain == 100.0f);
         REQUIRE(region.amplitudeEG.depth == 0);