diff --git a/internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/core/config/config.go b/internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/core/config/config.go
index d6aef7da87..5e4ea94a70 100644
--- a/internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/core/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/signalfx-agent/pkg/core/config/config.go
@@ -218,11 +218,10 @@ type CollectdConfig struct {
 	// If you won't be using any collectd monitors, this can be set to true to
 	// prevent collectd from pre-initializing
 	DisableCollectd bool `yaml:"disableCollectd" default:"false"`
-	// Deprecated: this setting has no effect and will be removed.
 	// How many read intervals before abandoning a metric. Doesn't affect much
 	// in normal usage.
 	// See [Timeout](https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#timeout_iterations).
-	Timeout int `yaml:"timeout"`
+	Timeout int `yaml:"timeout" default:"40"`
 	// Number of threads dedicated to executing read callbacks. See
 	// [ReadThreads](https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#readthreads_num)
 	ReadThreads int `yaml:"readThreads" default:"5"`
@@ -241,9 +240,8 @@ type CollectdConfig struct {
 	// begin being randomly dropped.  See
 	// [WriteQueueLimitLow](https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#writequeuelimitlow_lownum)
 	WriteQueueLimitLow int `yaml:"writeQueueLimitLow" default:"400000"`
-	// Deprecated: this setting has no effect and will be removed.
 	// Collectd's log level -- info, notice, warning, or err
-	LogLevel string `yaml:"logLevel"`
+	LogLevel string `yaml:"logLevel" default:"notice"`
 	// A default read interval for collectd plugins.  If zero or undefined,
 	// will default to the global agent interval.  Some collectd python
 	// monitors do not support overridding the interval at the monitor level,
diff --git a/pkg/receiver/smartagentreceiver/receiver_test.go b/pkg/receiver/smartagentreceiver/receiver_test.go
index efaaaa4f50..823a9dd77f 100644
--- a/pkg/receiver/smartagentreceiver/receiver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/receiver/smartagentreceiver/receiver_test.go
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ func TestSmartAgentConfigProviderOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		return false
 	}())
 	require.Equal(t, saconfig.CollectdConfig{
-		DisableCollectd:      false,
 		Timeout:              10,
 		ReadThreads:          1,
 		WriteThreads:         4,