diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 7cb761203..76200d4be 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ plugins:
     active: false
 
   searx.plugins.tracker_url_remover.SXNGPlugin:
-    active: false
+    active: true
 
 
 # Configuration of the "Hostnames plugin":