diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index 17ef71399..81fc96a7e 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ use {
         snapshot_package::PendingAccountsPackage,
         snapshot_utils::{
             self, ArchiveFormat, SnapshotVersion, DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_COMPRESSION,
-            DEFAULT_MAX_FULL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN,
-            DEFAULT_MAX_INCREMENTAL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN, SUPPORTED_ARCHIVE_COMPRESSION,
+            SUPPORTED_ARCHIVE_COMPRESSION,
         },
     },
     solana_sdk::{
@@ -1441,8 +1440,9 @@ fn main() {
         .takes_value(true)
         .help("Log when transactions are processed that reference the given key(s).");
 
-    let default_max_full_snapshot_archives_to_retain =
-        &DEFAULT_MAX_FULL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN.to_string();
+    // Use std::usize::MAX for maximum_*_snapshots_to_retain such that
+    // ledger-tool commands will not remove any snapshots by default
+    let default_max_full_snapshot_archives_to_retain = &std::usize::MAX.to_string();
     let maximum_full_snapshot_archives_to_retain = Arg::with_name(
         "maximum_full_snapshots_to_retain",
     )
@@ -1455,8 +1455,7 @@ fn main() {
         "The maximum number of full snapshot archives to hold on to when purging older snapshots.",
     );
 
-    let default_max_incremental_snapshot_archives_to_retain =
-        &DEFAULT_MAX_INCREMENTAL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN.to_string();
+    let default_max_incremental_snapshot_archives_to_retain = &std::usize::MAX.to_string();
     let maximum_incremental_snapshot_archives_to_retain = Arg::with_name(
         "maximum_incremental_snapshots_to_retain",
     )