diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4604463f991..f5a72b13404 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ Features added
 * #2068, add :confval:`intersphinx_disabled_domains` for disabling
   interphinx resolution of cross-references in specific domains when they
   do not have an explicit inventory specification.
-  ``sphinx-quickstart`` will insert
-  ``intersphinx_disabled_domains = ['std']`` in its generated ``conf.py``.
 
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
index 4e37f31308c..07a1aa86750 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ intersphinx_mapping = {
     'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None),
 }
 
-# Prevent accidental intersphinx resolution for labels, documents, and other
-# basic cross-references.
-intersphinx_disabled_domains = ['std']
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if 'sphinx.ext.todo' in extensions %}