diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
index 68ea7e71e..f0e543704 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/assimp/assimpShapeLoader.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void AssimpShapeLoader::enumerateScene()
    if(Con::getBoolVariable("$Assimp::FlipUVs", true))
       ppsteps |= aiProcess_FlipUVs;
 
-   if(Con::getBoolVariable("$Assimp::FlipWindingOrder", true))
+   if(Con::getBoolVariable("$Assimp::FlipWindingOrder", false))
       ppsteps |= aiProcess_FlipWindingOrder;
 
    if(Con::getBoolVariable("$Assimp::Triangulate", true))
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
index 5556e1c4c..9daa7a91e 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
@@ -655,9 +655,6 @@ function AssimpImportDlg::showDialog(%this, %shapePath, %cmd)
    //Triangulate is a default(currently mandatory) behavior
    $Assimp::Triangulate = true;
 
-   //FlipWindingOrder assimp uses ccw, t3d uses cw. Is there any reason to expose this?
-   $Assimp::FlipWindingOrder = true;
-
    // $Assimp::FlipUVs will be needed for virtually all textured models
    $Assimp::FlipUVs = true;
 
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui b/Templates/Full/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
index 5556e1c4c..9daa7a91e 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/tools/gui/assimpImport.ed.gui
@@ -655,9 +655,6 @@ function AssimpImportDlg::showDialog(%this, %shapePath, %cmd)
    //Triangulate is a default(currently mandatory) behavior
    $Assimp::Triangulate = true;
 
-   //FlipWindingOrder assimp uses ccw, t3d uses cw. Is there any reason to expose this?
-   $Assimp::FlipWindingOrder = true;
-
    // $Assimp::FlipUVs will be needed for virtually all textured models
    $Assimp::FlipUVs = true;