diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3021506d..3886faaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ module.exports = [
 
 | Name                                                                     | Description                                                                  | 💼  | 🔧  | 💡  | 💭  |
 | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
-| [consistent-output](docs/rules/consistent-output.md)                     | enforce consistent use of `output` assertions in rule tests                  | ✅  |     |     |     |
+| [consistent-output](docs/rules/consistent-output.md)                     | enforce consistent use of `output` assertions in rule tests                  |     |     |     |     |
 | [no-identical-tests](docs/rules/no-identical-tests.md)                   | disallow identical tests                                                     | ✅  | 🔧  |     |     |
 | [no-only-tests](docs/rules/no-only-tests.md)                             | disallow the test case property `only`                                       | ✅  |     | 💡  |     |
 | [prefer-output-null](docs/rules/prefer-output-null.md)                   | disallow invalid RuleTester test cases where the `output` matches the `code` | ✅  | 🔧  |     |     |
diff --git a/docs/rules/consistent-output.md b/docs/rules/consistent-output.md
index c5d69f32..970cfebf 100644
--- a/docs/rules/consistent-output.md
+++ b/docs/rules/consistent-output.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Enforce consistent use of `output` assertions in rule tests (`eslint-plugin/consistent-output`)
 
-💼 This rule is enabled in the ✅ `recommended` [config](https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin#presets).
-
 <!-- end auto-generated rule header -->
 
 When writing tests for fixable rules, the `output` property on each test case can be used to assert what autofixed code is produced, or to assert that no autofix is produced using `output: null`.
diff --git a/lib/rules/consistent-output.js b/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
index 21a1c3ee..d4520504 100644
--- a/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
+++ b/lib/rules/consistent-output.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
       description:
         'enforce consistent use of `output` assertions in rule tests',
       category: 'Tests',
-      recommended: true,
+      recommended: false,
       url: 'https://github.com/eslint-community/eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin/tree/HEAD/docs/rules/consistent-output.md',
     },
     fixable: null, // or "code" or "whitespace"