diff --git a/web/base_viewer.js b/web/base_viewer.js
index b8ec64c54..389e3d542 100644
--- a/web/base_viewer.js
+++ b/web/base_viewer.js
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ class BaseViewer {
             useOnlyCssZoom: this.useOnlyCssZoom,
             maxCanvasPixels: this.maxCanvasPixels,
             l10n: this.l10n,
-            enableScripting: this.enableScripting,
           });
           this._pages.push(pageView);
         }
@@ -1296,7 +1295,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
     imageResourcesPath = "",
     renderInteractiveForms = false,
     l10n = NullL10n,
-    enableScripting = false,
+    enableScripting = null,
     hasJSActionsPromise = null,
     mouseState = null
   ) {
@@ -1310,7 +1309,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
       linkService: this.linkService,
       downloadManager: this.downloadManager,
       l10n,
-      enableScripting,
+      enableScripting: enableScripting ?? this.enableScripting,
       hasJSActionsPromise:
         hasJSActionsPromise || this.pdfDocument?.hasJSActions(),
       mouseState: mouseState || this._scriptingManager?.mouseState,
diff --git a/web/pdf_page_view.js b/web/pdf_page_view.js
index 64ec61553..251b1f650 100644
--- a/web/pdf_page_view.js
+++ b/web/pdf_page_view.js
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ import { viewerCompatibilityParams } from "./viewer_compatibility.js";
  *   total pixels, i.e. width * height. Use -1 for no limit. The default value
  *   is 4096 * 4096 (16 mega-pixels).
  * @property {IL10n} l10n - Localization service.
- * @property {boolean} [enableScripting] - Enable embedded script execution.
- *   The default value is `false`.
  */
 
 const MAX_CANVAS_PIXELS = viewerCompatibilityParams.maxCanvasPixels || 16777216;
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@ class PDFPageView {
     this.renderer = options.renderer || RendererType.CANVAS;
     this.enableWebGL = options.enableWebGL || false;
     this.l10n = options.l10n || NullL10n;
-    this.enableScripting = options.enableScripting === true;
 
     this.paintTask = null;
     this.paintedViewportMap = new WeakMap();
@@ -584,7 +581,7 @@ class PDFPageView {
           this.imageResourcesPath,
           this.renderInteractiveForms,
           this.l10n,
-          this.enableScripting,
+          /* enableScripting */ null,
           /* hasJSActionsPromise = */ null,
           /* mouseState = */ null
         );