diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/index.js b/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/index.js
index 2d7df87df2..0ef9f1d710 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/index.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/index.js
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ const getDefaultValues = (projectRoot: ?string): ConfigT => ({
     optimizationSizeLimit: 150 * 1024, // 150 KiB.
     transformVariants: {default: {}},
     publicPath: '/assets',
-    allowOptionalDependencies: false,
+    allowOptionalDependencies: true,
     unstable_allowRequireContext: false,
     unstable_dependencyMapReservedName: null,
     unstable_disableModuleWrapping: false,
     unstable_disableNormalizePseudoGlobals: false,
-    unstable_renameRequire: true,
+    unstable_renameRequire: false,
     unstable_compactOutput: false,
     unstable_memoizeInlineRequires: false,
     unstable_workerThreads: false,
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/buildGraph-test.js.snap b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/buildGraph-test.js.snap
index 52456009a1..d0edfbdc7e 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/buildGraph-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/__snapshots__/buildGraph-test.js.snap
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ exports[`should build the dependency graph 1`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
     "data": Object {
-      "code": "__d(function (global, _$$_REQUIRE, _$$_IMPORT_DEFAULT, _$$_IMPORT_ALL, module, exports, _dependencyMap) {
+      "code": "__d(function (global, require, _$$_IMPORT_DEFAULT, _$$_IMPORT_ALL, module, exports, _dependencyMap) {
   'use strict';
 
-  var Bar = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[0]);
-  var Foo = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[1]);
-  var TypeScript = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[2]);
+  var Bar = require(_dependencyMap[0]);
+  var Foo = require(_dependencyMap[1]);
+  var TypeScript = require(_dependencyMap[2]);
   Object.keys(Object.assign({}, Bar));
   module.exports = {
     Foo: Foo,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Array [
       },
       "lineCount": 13,
       "map": Object {
-        "mappings": ";EAUA,YAAY;;EAEZ,IAAMA,GAAG,GAAGC,WAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAQ,CAAC;EAC5B,IAAMC,GAAG,GAAGF,WAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAQ,CAAC;EAG5B,IAAME,UAAU,GAAGH,WAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAe,CAAC;EAE1CG,MAAM,CAACC,IAAI,CAAAD,MAAA,CAAAE,MAAA,KAAKP,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC;EAErBQ,MAAM,CAACC,OAAO,GAAG;IAACN,GAAG,EAAHA,GAAG;IAAEH,GAAG,EAAHA,GAAG;IAAEI,UAAU,EAAVA;EAAU,CAAC;AAAC,G",
+        "mappings": ";EAUA,YAAY;;EAEZ,IAAMA,GAAG,GAAGC,OAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAQ,CAAC;EAC5B,IAAMC,GAAG,GAAGF,OAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAQ,CAAC;EAG5B,IAAME,UAAU,GAAGH,OAAO,CAAAC,cAAA,GAAe,CAAC;EAE1CG,MAAM,CAACC,IAAI,CAAAD,MAAA,CAAAE,MAAA,KAAKP,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC;EAErBQ,MAAM,CAACC,OAAO,GAAG;IAACN,GAAG,EAAHA,GAAG;IAAEH,GAAG,EAAHA,GAAG;IAAEI,UAAU,EAAVA;EAAU,CAAC;AAAC,G",
         "names": Array [
           "Bar",
           "require",
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/optional-dependencies-test.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/optional-dependencies-test.js
index 68d016b0ba..389cb73359 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/optional-dependencies-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/optional-dependencies-test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test('builds a simple bundle', async () => {
   expect(match).not.toBeNull();
 
   expect(match[0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-"__d(function (global, _$$_REQUIRE, _$$_IMPORT_DEFAULT, _$$_IMPORT_ALL, module, exports, _dependencyMap) {
+"__d(function (global, require, _$$_IMPORT_DEFAULT, _$$_IMPORT_ALL, module, exports, _dependencyMap) {
   'use strict';
 
   Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', {
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ test('builds a simple bundle', async () => {
   });
   var shouldBeB, shouldBeC;
   try {
-    shouldBeB = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[0], \\"./not-exists\\");
+    shouldBeB = require(_dependencyMap[0], \\"./not-exists\\");
   } catch (_unused) {
-    shouldBeB = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[1], \\"./optional-b\\");
+    shouldBeB = require(_dependencyMap[1], \\"./optional-b\\");
   }
   (function requireOptionalC() {
     try {
-      shouldBeC = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[2], \\"./optional-c\\");
+      shouldBeC = require(_dependencyMap[2], \\"./optional-c\\");
     } catch (e) {}
   })();
-  var a = _$$_REQUIRE(_dependencyMap[3], \\"./required-a\\");
+  var a = require(_dependencyMap[3], \\"./required-a\\");
   var b = shouldBeB;
   var c = shouldBeC;
   exports.a = a;