diff --git a/ansible/roles/kong-api/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kong-api/defaults/main.yml
index e309a77c4bf93d176bda1683d53af57d7c0dff08..de6a36b3c5671283d6ad19549c6797448889450d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kong-api/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kong-api/defaults/main.yml
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: updateAsset
   uris: "{{ asset_prefix }}/v1/update"
@@ -755,8 +755,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: readAsset
   uris: "{{ asset_prefix }}/v1/read"
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: uploadUrlAsset
   uris: "{{ asset_prefix }}/v1/upload/url"
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: copyAsset
   uris: "{{ asset_prefix }}/v1/copy"
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 
 - name: createContentV2
@@ -1109,8 +1109,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: createContent
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/create"
@@ -1130,8 +1130,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: readContent
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/read"
@@ -1168,8 +1168,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: getContentUploadUrl
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/upload/url/read"
@@ -1252,8 +1252,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: rejectContentFlag
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/flag/reject"
@@ -1315,8 +1315,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ large_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: contentImportAPI
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/import"
@@ -1357,8 +1357,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: publishContent
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/publish"
@@ -1378,8 +1378,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: copyContent
   uris: "{{ content_prefix }}/v1/copy"
@@ -1399,8 +1399,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ medium_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: PrivateContentCreateAPIs
   uris: "{{ private_content_prefix }}/v3/create"
@@ -2108,8 +2108,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: updateNotificationFeed
   uris: "{{ notification_service_prefix }}/v1/feed/update"
@@ -2129,8 +2129,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: deleteNotificationFeed
   uris: "{{ notification_service_prefix }}/v1/feed/delete"
@@ -2150,8 +2150,8 @@ kong_apis:
   - name: request-size-limiting
     config.allowed_payload_size: "{{ small_request_size_limit }}"
   - name: opa-checks
-    config.required: true
-    config.enabled: true
+    config.required: false
+    config.enabled: false
 
 - name: listNotificationTemplate
   uris: "{{ notification_service_prefix }}/v1/template/list"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/stack-sunbird/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/stack-sunbird/defaults/main.yml
index fce7e89380bfbd8eeda1fe41884415a6f7bb25f8..ddd87113e9476efd4a2a54ab41ab1c1699e10809 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/stack-sunbird/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/stack-sunbird/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1038,8 +1038,8 @@ mandate_opa_tests_coverage: true
 
 analytics_opa_enabled: true
 certregistry_opa_enabled: true
-content_opa_enabled: true
-knowledgemw_opa_enabled: true
+content_opa_enabled: false
+knowledgemw_opa_enabled: false
 learner_opa_enabled: true
 lms_opa_enabled: true
 notification_opa_enabled: true