diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 7851dca7..778ef046 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -433,8 +433,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("The minimum password length for new user accounts. Minimum value is 4.")]
 		public int MinimumPasswordLength = 4;
 
+		[Obsolete("This is being removed in future versions of TShock due to Terraria fixes.")]
 		[Description("Enable the DCU. Very dangerous; can destroy world without consequence.")] public bool
-			VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit = false;
+			VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit = true;
 
 		[Description("Show backup autosave messages.")] public bool ShowBackupAutosaveMessages = true;
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index 0de52455..2afcccbd 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -3043,6 +3043,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 			if (type == BuffID.DrillMount && !TShock.Config.VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit)
 			{
+				TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("The configuration option disabling the drill containment unit will be removed at a future date.");
+				TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("As of Terraria 1.3.0.5, this option is no longer defaulted to kick DCU users.");
+				TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("This is because the DCU is now covered by TShock protection systems.");
 				TShock.Utils.ForceKick(TShock.Players[id], "The Drill Containment Unit is disabled.");
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -3343,6 +3346,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 				if (buff == BuffID.DrillMount && !TShock.Config.VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit)
 				{
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("The configuration option disabling the drill containment unit will be removed at a future date.");
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("As of Terraria 1.3.0.5, this option is no longer defaulted to kick DCU users.");
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleInfo("This is because the DCU is now covered by TShock protection systems.");
 					TShock.Utils.ForceKick(TShock.Players[id], "The Drill Containment Unit is disabled.");
 					return true;
 				}