diff --git a/src/Mod/Import/Init.py b/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
index ea54ff6d1c..48baecd847 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Import/Init.py
@@ -33,9 +33,3 @@
 FreeCAD.addImportType("PLMXML files (*.plmxml)","PlmXmlParser")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("STEPZ Zip File Type (*.stpZ *.stpz)","stepZ") 
 FreeCAD.addExportType("STEPZ zip File Type (*.stpZ *.stpz)","stepZ") 
-
-# Add initial parameters value if they are not set
-
-paramGetV = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Import/hSTEP")
-if  paramGetV.GetBool("ReadShapeCompoundMode", False) != paramGetV.GetBool("ReadShapeCompoundMode", True):
-    paramGetV.SetBool("ReadShapeCompoundMode", True)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
index b351e5fd00..00a3a98164 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(Part)
     // STEP file.
     // Off (0) : writes STEP files without pcurves. This mode decreases the size of the resulting file.
     // On (1) : (default) writes pcurves to STEP file
-    int writesurfacecurve = hGenGrp->GetInt("WriteSurfaceCurveMode", 1);
+    int writesurfacecurve = hGenGrp->GetInt("WriteSurfaceCurveMode", 0);
     Interface_Static::SetIVal("write.surfacecurve.mode", writesurfacecurve);
 
     //IGES handling
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
index 50ab79a940..5e94ddcd95 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void ImportExportSettings::setExportHiddenObject(bool on)
 
 bool ImportExportSettings::getExportHiddenObject() const
 {
-    return pGroup->GetBool("ExportHiddenObject", false);
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ExportHiddenObject", true);
 }
 
 void ImportExportSettings::setImportHiddenObject(bool on)