diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index afa5e3359..4de5aa1f9 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ void Settings::Load(SettingsInterface& si)
       si.GetStringValue("Controller2", "Type", GetControllerTypeName(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE)).c_str())
       .value_or(DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE);
 
-  // NOTE: The default value here if not present in the config is shared, but SetDefaultSettings() makes per-game.
-  // This is so we don't break older builds which had the shared card by default.
   memory_card_types[0] =
     ParseMemoryCardTypeName(
       si.GetStringValue("MemoryCards", "Card1Type", GetMemoryCardTypeName(DEFAULT_MEMORY_CARD_1_TYPE)).c_str())
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 9c4211ca1..d2ccf2bbb 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct Settings
   static constexpr DisplayAspectRatio DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ASPECT_RATIO = DisplayAspectRatio::R4_3;
   static constexpr ControllerType DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_1_TYPE = ControllerType::DigitalController;
   static constexpr ControllerType DEFAULT_CONTROLLER_2_TYPE = ControllerType::None;
-  static constexpr MemoryCardType DEFAULT_MEMORY_CARD_1_TYPE = MemoryCardType::Shared;
+  static constexpr MemoryCardType DEFAULT_MEMORY_CARD_1_TYPE = MemoryCardType::PerGameTitle;
   static constexpr MemoryCardType DEFAULT_MEMORY_CARD_2_TYPE = MemoryCardType::None;
   static constexpr LOGLEVEL DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = LOGLEVEL_INFO;
 };