diff --git a/conf/scylla.yaml b/conf/scylla.yaml
index 49da40c1df..87672df758 100644
--- a/conf/scylla.yaml
+++ b/conf/scylla.yaml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ rpc_port: 9160
 # compatibility include RandomPartitioner, ByteOrderedPartitioner, and
 # OrderPreservingPartitioner.
 #
-# partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner
+partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner
 
 
 # policy for data disk failures: