diff --git a/store/types/pruning.go b/store/types/pruning.go
index 8aa7059a1..823da76c6 100644
--- a/store/types/pruning.go
+++ b/store/types/pruning.go
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	// PruneDefault defines a pruning strategy where the last 100 heights are kept
-	// in addition to every 500th and where to-be pruned heights are pruned at
+	// in addition to every 100th and where to-be pruned heights are pruned at
 	// every 10th height.
-	PruneDefault = NewPruningOptions(100, 500, 10)
+	PruneDefault = NewPruningOptions(100, 100, 10)
 
 	// PruneEverything defines a pruning strategy where all committed heights are
 	// deleted, storing only the current height and where to-be pruned heights are