diff --git a/sites/default/default.settings.php b/sites/default/default.settings.php
index 4a4ac5030d..0c5e9dd5e3 100644
--- a/sites/default/default.settings.php
+++ b/sites/default/default.settings.php
@@ -603,16 +603,15 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * During development, it is recommended to increase the level of PHP's error
- * reporting. Drupal will respect the value for error_reporting set by the
- * php.ini configuration or by overrides in the webserver configuration or
- * .htaccess. To enable the maximum verbosity in PHP logging, uncomment the
- * line below.
+ * Drupal encourages to fix errors reported by PHP, hence the default is to
+ * enable the maximum verbosity in PHP logging. It is especially recommended to
+ * increase the level of PHP's error during development.
  *
  * Note: This setting can cause a performance impact if set too verbose.
- * See https://www.drupal.org/node/1267246 for more information.
+ * See https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/system-requirements/drupal-8-php-requirements#settings
+ * for more information.
  */
-# ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
+ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
 
 /**
  * If you encounter a situation where users post a large amount of text, and