diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/ci-tests/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/ci-tests/run.yaml
index a478a3872..b14477a9a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/ci-tests/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/ci-tests/run.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/ci-tests}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   post_training:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run-with-safety.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run-with-safety.yaml
index d89c92aa1..f52a0e86a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run-with-safety.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run-with-safety.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/dell}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run.yaml
index 7397410ba..322cd51d1 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/dell/run.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/dell}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run-with-safety.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run-with-safety.yaml
index 910f9ec46..dfa1754ab 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run-with-safety.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run-with-safety.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/meta-reference-gpu}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run.yaml
index 5266f3c84..ab53f3b26 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/meta-reference-gpu/run.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/meta-reference-gpu}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run-with-safety.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run-with-safety.yaml
index 5a958116e..d383fa078 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run-with-safety.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run-with-safety.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/nvidia}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run.yaml
index 3f3cfc514..40913cf39 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/nvidia/run.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/nvidia}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/open-benchmark/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/open-benchmark/run.yaml
index d068a0b5a..68efa6e89 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/open-benchmark/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/open-benchmark/run.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/open-benchmark}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   eval:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/starter-gpu/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/starter-gpu/run.yaml
index 786506706..de5fe5681 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/starter-gpu/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/starter-gpu/run.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/starter-gpu}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   post_training:
diff --git a/llama_stack/distributions/starter/run.yaml b/llama_stack/distributions/starter/run.yaml
index 2814b2ced..c440e4e4b 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distributions/starter/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/distributions/starter/run.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ providers:
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200B}"
-      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}
+      sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}
       sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/distributions/starter}/trace_store.db
       otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint: ${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}
   post_training:
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py
index 31ae80050..06420c671 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/meta_reference/config.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
         description="The service name to use for telemetry",
     )
     sinks: list[TelemetrySink] = Field(
-        default=[TelemetrySink.CONSOLE, TelemetrySink.SQLITE],
+        default=[TelemetrySink.SQLITE],
         description="List of telemetry sinks to enable (possible values: otel_trace, otel_metric, sqlite, console)",
     )
     sqlite_db_path: str = Field(
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
     def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, db_name: str = "trace_store.db") -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {
             "service_name": "${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:=\u200b}",
-            "sinks": "${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=console,sqlite}",
+            "sinks": "${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:=sqlite}",
             "sqlite_db_path": "${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=" + __distro_dir__ + "}/" + db_name,
             "otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint": "${env.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:=}",
         }