diff --git a/core/api.txt b/core/api.txt
index 7323bb82e2..0848221dfb 100644
--- a/core/api.txt
+++ b/core/api.txt
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ ion-item-options,prop,side,"end" | "start",'end',false,false
 ion-item-options,event,ionSwipe,any,true
 
 ion-item-sliding,none
-ion-item-sliding,prop,animationType,"legacy" | "modern",'modern',false,false
+ion-item-sliding,prop,animationType,"legacy" | "modern",'legacy',false,false
 ion-item-sliding,prop,disabled,boolean,false,false,false
 ion-item-sliding,method,close,close() => Promise<void>
 ion-item-sliding,method,closeOpened,closeOpened() => Promise<boolean>