diff --git a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Annotation.php b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Annotation.php
index 103fce6cc2..c54ffa91af 100644
--- a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Annotation.php
+++ b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Annotation.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function readExtendedMetadata($meta, array &$config)
                 $config['timeAware'] = $annot->timeAware;
             }
 
-            $config['hardDelete'] = false;
+            $config['hardDelete'] = true;
             if (isset($annot->hardDelete)) {
                 if (!is_bool($annot->hardDelete)) {
                     throw new InvalidMappingException("hardDelete must be boolean. ".gettype($annot->hardDelete)." provided.");
diff --git a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Xml.php b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Xml.php
index 0d2b813387..d9ad75842a 100644
--- a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Xml.php
+++ b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Xml.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function readExtendedMetadata($meta, array &$config)
                     $config['timeAware'] = $this->_getBooleanAttribute($xml->{'soft-deleteable'}, 'time-aware');
                 }
 
-                $config['hardDelete'] = false;
+                $config['hardDelete'] = true;
                 if ($this->_isAttributeSet($xml->{'soft-deleteable'}, 'hard-delete')) {
                     $config['hardDelete'] = $this->_getBooleanAttribute($xml->{'soft-deleteable'}, 'hard-delete');
                 }
diff --git a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Yaml.php b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Yaml.php
index 0c9c12e30e..01e93f009f 100644
--- a/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Yaml.php
+++ b/lib/Gedmo/SoftDeleteable/Mapping/Driver/Yaml.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function readExtendedMetadata($meta, array &$config)
                     $config['timeAware'] = $classMapping['soft_deleteable']['time_aware'];
                 }
 
-                $config['hardDelete'] = false;
+                $config['hardDelete'] = true;
                 if (isset($classMapping['soft_deleteable']['hard_delete'])) {
                     if (!is_bool($classMapping['soft_deleteable']['hard_delete'])) {
                         throw new InvalidMappingException("hardDelete must be boolean. ".gettype($classMapping['soft_deleteable']['hard_delete'])." provided.");