diff --git a/dxvk.conf b/dxvk.conf
index 2873e5d5..e7a0614a 100644
--- a/dxvk.conf
+++ b/dxvk.conf
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 # Supported values: True, False
 
 # d3d11.invariantPosition = True
-# d3d9.invariantPosition = False
+# d3d9.invariantPosition = True
 
 
 # Forces the sample count of all textures to 1, and performs
diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
index dbf95a06..6a4ff4d3 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_options.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     this->supportX4R4G4B4               = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.supportX4R4G4B4",               true);
     this->supportD32                    = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.supportD32",                    true);
     this->disableA8RT                   = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.disableA8RT",                   false);
-    this->invariantPosition             = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.invariantPosition",             false);
+    this->invariantPosition             = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.invariantPosition",             true);
     this->memoryTrackTest               = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.memoryTrackTest",               false);
     this->supportVCache                 = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.supportVCache",                 vendorId == 0x10de);
     this->enableDialogMode              = config.getOption<bool>        ("d3d9.enableDialogMode",              false);
diff --git a/src/util/config/config.cpp b/src/util/config/config.cpp
index 4c691735..b6b8588e 100644
--- a/src/util/config/config.cpp
+++ b/src/util/config/config.cpp
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\Gothic(3|3Final| III Forsaken Gods)\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.supportDFFormats",            "False" },
     }} },
-    /* Risen                                      */
-    { R"(\\Risen[23]?\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.invariantPosition",           "True" },
-    }} },
     /* Sonic Adventure 2                          */
     { R"(\\Sonic Adventure 2\\(launcher|sonic2app)\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.floatEmulation",              "False" },
@@ -342,13 +338,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\Dead Space\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.supportDFFormats",                 "False" },
     }} },
-    /* Halo 2                                     */
-    { R"(\\halo2\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.invariantPosition",           "True" },
-    }} },
     /* Halo CE/HaloPC                             */
     { R"(\\halo(ce)?\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.invariantPosition",           "True" },
       // Game enables minor decal layering fixes
       // specifically when it detects AMD.
       // Avoids chip being detected as unsupported
@@ -421,7 +412,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     /* Battlefield 2 (bad z-pass)                 */
     { R"(\\BF2\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.longMad",                     "True" },
-      { "d3d9.invariantPosition",           "True" },
     }} },
     /* SpellForce 2 Series                        */
     { R"(\\SpellForce2.*\.exe$)", {{
@@ -522,10 +512,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
     { R"(\\BBCF\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.floatEmulation",              "Strict" },
     }} },
-    /* James Cameron's Avatar needs invariantPosition to fix black flickering vegetation */
-    { R"(\\Avatar\.exe$)", {{
-      { "d3d9.invariantPosition",              "True" },
-    }} },
     /* Resident Evil games                      */
     { R"(\\(rerev|rerev2|re0hd|bhd|re5dx9|BH6)\.exe$)", {{
       { "d3d9.allowDirectBufferMapping",                "False" },