diff --git a/bazel/BUILD b/bazel/BUILD
index 268cdb752ec6..8f1b7f605278 100644
--- a/bazel/BUILD
+++ b/bazel/BUILD
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ config_setting(
 )
 
 config_setting(
-    name = "enable_new_codecs_in_integration_tests",
-    values = {"define": "use_new_codecs_in_integration_tests=true"},
+    name = "enable_legacy_codecs_in_integration_tests",
+    values = {"define": "use_new_codecs_in_integration_tests=false"},
 )
 
 cc_proto_library(
diff --git a/bazel/envoy_select.bzl b/bazel/envoy_select.bzl
index 8cbecb26075c..b0789ae51291 100644
--- a/bazel/envoy_select.bzl
+++ b/bazel/envoy_select.bzl
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ def envoy_select_wasm_wasmtime(xs):
         "//conditions:default": [],
     })
 
-# Select the given values if use legacy codecs in test is on in the current build.
+# Select the given values by default and remove if use new codecs are disabled for current build.
 def envoy_select_new_codecs_in_integration_tests(xs, repository = ""):
     return select({
-        repository + "//bazel:enable_new_codecs_in_integration_tests": xs,
-        "//conditions:default": [],
+        repository + "//bazel:enable_legacy_codecs_in_integration_tests": [],
+        "//conditions:default": xs,
     })