diff --git a/packages/conform-zod/README.md b/packages/conform-zod/README.md
index 996bd1af..c21edfa4 100644
--- a/packages/conform-zod/README.md
+++ b/packages/conform-zod/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ function ExampleForm() {
     onValidate({ formData }) {
       return parse(formData, {
         schema,
-        stripEmptyValue: true,
       });
     },
   });
@@ -82,9 +81,6 @@ export async function action({ request }) {
     // If you need extra validation on server side
     schema: schema.refine(/* ... */),
 
-    // Recommended: this will be the default in the future
-    stripEmptyValue: true,
-
     // If the schema definition includes async validation
     async: true,
   });
diff --git a/packages/conform-zod/index.ts b/packages/conform-zod/index.ts
index a0a78e4f..71a9622c 100644
--- a/packages/conform-zod/index.ts
+++ b/packages/conform-zod/index.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export function parse<Schema extends z.ZodTypeAny>(
 	},
 ): Submission<z.output<Schema>> | Promise<Submission<z.output<Schema>>> {
 	return baseParse<z.output<Schema>>(payload, {
-		stripEmptyValue: config.stripEmptyValue,
+		stripEmptyValue: config.stripEmptyValue ?? true,
 		resolve(payload, intent) {
 			const schema =
 				typeof config.schema === 'function'
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/async-validation.tsx b/playground/app/routes/async-validation.tsx
index ab923321..896b60bb 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/async-validation.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/async-validation.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 					});
 				},
 			}),
-		stripEmptyValue: true,
 		async: true,
 	});
 
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ export default function EmployeeForm() {
 			? ({ formData }) =>
 					parse(formData, {
 						schema: (intent) => createSchema(intent),
-						stripEmptyValue: true,
 					})
 			: undefined,
 	});
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/custom-inputs.tsx b/playground/app/routes/custom-inputs.tsx
index b284874c..ee242f3d 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/custom-inputs.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/custom-inputs.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function Example() {
 		id: 'example',
 		lastSubmission,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/file-upload.tsx b/playground/app/routes/file-upload.tsx
index 8061aaa0..31828641 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/file-upload.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/file-upload.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default function FileUpload() {
 	const [form, { file, files }] = useForm({
 		lastSubmission,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/index.tsx b/playground/app/routes/index.tsx
index d4c92d66..30cd4a5d 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/index.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default function Example() {
 	const [form, { name }] = useForm({
 		lastSubmission,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/multiple-errors.tsx b/playground/app/routes/multiple-errors.tsx
index fe8d2a91..07cea915 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/multiple-errors.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/multiple-errors.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ function parseForm(formData: FormData, validator: string | null) {
 						)
 						.refine((username) => username.match(/[0-9]/), 'At least 1 number'),
 				}),
-				stripEmptyValue: true,
 				acceptMultipleErrors({ name }) {
 					return name === 'username';
 				},
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/payment.tsx b/playground/app/routes/payment.tsx
index a1acf8f5..1a4c4fda 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/payment.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/payment.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function PaymentForm() {
 		lastSubmission,
 		constraint: getFieldsetConstraint(schema),
 		onValidate: config.validate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 		shouldRevalidate: 'onInput',
 	});
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/reset-default-value.tsx b/playground/app/routes/reset-default-value.tsx
index 5ba3b2d9..4675e299 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/reset-default-value.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/reset-default-value.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
 	const submission = parse(formData, {
 		schema,
-		stripEmptyValue: true,
 	});
 
 	if (!submission.value || submission.intent !== 'submit') {
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/simple-list.tsx b/playground/app/routes/simple-list.tsx
index c1b98c98..ddb76d53 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/simple-list.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/simple-list.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function SimpleList() {
 			? { items: ['default item 0', 'default item 1'] }
 			: undefined,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 	const itemsList = useFieldList(form.ref, items);
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/todos.tsx b/playground/app/routes/todos.tsx
index 97f1178e..1f7fb515 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/todos.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/todos.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function TodosForm() {
 		lastSubmission,
 		constraint: getFieldsetConstraint(schema),
 		onValidate: config.validate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 	const taskList = useFieldList(form.ref, tasks);
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/validate.tsx b/playground/app/routes/validate.tsx
index b8219208..0b76d973 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/validate.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/validate.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function Validate() {
 	const [form, { name, message }] = useForm({
 		lastSubmission,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});
 
diff --git a/playground/app/routes/validation-flow.tsx b/playground/app/routes/validation-flow.tsx
index dbd308ef..b959c9bb 100644
--- a/playground/app/routes/validation-flow.tsx
+++ b/playground/app/routes/validation-flow.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function loader({ request }: LoaderArgs) {
 
 export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
 	const formData = await request.formData();
-	const submission = parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true });
+	const submission = parse(formData, { schema });
 
 	return json(submission);
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function ValidationFlow() {
 		shouldValidate,
 		shouldRevalidate,
 		onValidate: !noClientValidate
-			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema, stripEmptyValue: true })
+			? ({ formData }) => parse(formData, { schema })
 			: undefined,
 	});