diff --git a/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect.go b/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect.go
index 468250fda..ff4b8f059 100644
--- a/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect.go
+++ b/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *cmd) init() {
 	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.kvDetails, "kvdetails", false,
 		"Provides a detailed KV space usage breakdown for any KV data that's been stored.")
-	c.flags.IntVar(&c.kvDepth, "kvdepth", 0,
+	c.flags.IntVar(&c.kvDepth, "kvdepth", 2,
 		"Can only be used with -kvdetails. The key prefix depth used to breakdown KV store data. Defaults to 2.")
 	c.flags.StringVar(&c.kvFilter, "kvfilter", "",
 		"Can only be used with -kvdetails. Limits KV key breakdown using this prefix filter.")
@@ -277,20 +277,6 @@ func (c *cmd) enhance(file io.Reader) (SnapshotInfo, error) {
 // kvEnhance populates the struct with all of the snapshot's
 // size information for KV data stored in it
 func (c *cmd) kvEnhance(keyType string, val interface{}, size int, info *SnapshotInfo) {
-	// automatically set kvDetails to true if a depth or filter
-	// is provided. this allows the user to omit the -kvdetails
-	// flag if they prefer.
-	if c.kvDepth != 0 || c.kvFilter != "" {
-		c.kvDetails = true
-	}
-
-	// set the default depth if one wasn't specified with -kvdepth.
-	// this is used rather than the flag default to facilitate the
-	// above shortcut.
-	if c.kvDetails && c.kvDepth == 0 {
-		c.kvDepth = 2
-	}
-
 	if c.kvDetails {
 		if keyType != "KVS" {
 			return
diff --git a/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect_test.go b/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect_test.go
index db23dc9de..fbfc60feb 100644
--- a/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect_test.go
+++ b/command/snapshot/inspect/snapshot_inspect_test.go
@@ -149,21 +149,3 @@ func TestSnapshotInspectKVDetailsDepthFilterCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	want := golden(t, t.Name(), ui.OutputWriter.String())
 	require.Equal(t, want, ui.OutputWriter.String())
 }
-
-func TestSnapshotInspectKVDetailsCommandNoDetailsFlag(t *testing.T) {
-
-	filepath := "./testdata/backupWithKV.snap"
-
-	// Inspect the snapshot
-	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
-	c := New(ui)
-	args := []string{"-kvdepth", "3", filepath}
-
-	code := c.Run(args)
-	if code != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %d. %#v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
-	}
-
-	want := golden(t, t.Name(), ui.OutputWriter.String())
-	require.Equal(t, want, ui.OutputWriter.String())
-}
diff --git a/command/snapshot/inspect/testdata/TestSnapshotInspectKVDetailsCommandNoDetailsFlag.golden b/command/snapshot/inspect/testdata/TestSnapshotInspectKVDetailsCommandNoDetailsFlag.golden
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ce433c3a..000000000
--- a/command/snapshot/inspect/testdata/TestSnapshotInspectKVDetailsCommandNoDetailsFlag.golden
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
- ID           2-12426-1604593650375
- Size         17228
- Index        12426
- Term         2
- Version      1
-
- Type                       Count      Size
- ----                       ----       ----
- KVS                        27         12.3KB
- Register                   5          3.4KB
- Index                      11         285B
- Autopilot                  1          199B
- Session                    1          199B
- CoordinateBatchUpdate      1          166B
- Tombstone                  2          146B
- FederationState            1          139B
- ChunkingState              1          12B
- ----                       ----       ----
- Total                                 16.8KB
-
- Key Name                                                Count      Size
- ----                                                    ----       ----
- vault/sys/policy                                        3          3.3KB
- vault/logical/0989e79e-06cd-5374-c8c0-4c6d675bc1c9      3          1.8KB
- vault/core/leader                                       1          1.6KB
- vault/sys/token                                         3          1KB
- vault/core/mounts                                       1          675B
- vault/core/wrapping                                     1          633B
- vault/core/local-mounts                                 1          450B
- vault/core/auth                                         1          423B
- vault/core/cluster                                      2          388B
- vault/core/keyring                                      1          320B
- vault/core/master                                       1          237B
- vault/core/seal-config                                  1          211B
- vault/logical/5c018b68-3573-41d3-0c33-04bce60cd6b0      1          210B
- vault/core/hsm                                          1          189B
- vault/core/local-audit                                  1          185B
- vault/core/local-auth                                   1          183B
- vault/core/audit                                        1          179B
- vault/core/lock                                         1          170B
- vault/core/shamir-kek                                   1          159B
- vault/sys/counters                                      1          155B
- ----                                                    ----       ----
- Total                                                              12.3KB