diff --git a/spacy/default_config.cfg b/spacy/default_config.cfg
index 7ef4eadfc..43881bf84 100644
--- a/spacy/default_config.cfg
+++ b/spacy/default_config.cfg
@@ -39,18 +39,13 @@ score_weights = {"tag_acc": 0.2, "dep_las": 0.4, "ents_f": 0.4}
 # These settings are invalid for the transformer models.
 init_tok2vec = null
 discard_oversize = false
-batch_by = "sequences"
 raw_text = null
 tag_map = null
 morph_rules = null
 base_model = null
 vectors = null
-
-[training.batch_size]
-@schedules = "compounding.v1"
-start = 1000
-stop = 1000
-compound = 1.001
+batch_by = "words"
+batch_size = 1000
 
 [training.optimizer]
 @optimizers = "Adam.v1"