diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
index d6a87b69c..67290518d 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ Headers.
 		cmds.BoolOption(offlineKwd, "Run offline. Do not connect to the rest of the network but provide local API.").Default(false),
 		cmds.BoolOption(migrateKwd, "If true, assume yes at the migrate prompt. If false, assume no."),
 		cmds.BoolOption(enableFloodSubKwd, "Instantiate the ipfs daemon with the experimental pubsub feature enabled."),
-		cmds.BoolOption(enableMultiplexKwd, "Add the experimental 'go-multiplex' stream muxer to libp2p on construction."),
-
+		cmds.BoolOption(enableMultiplexKwd, "Add the experimental 'go-multiplex' stream muxer to libp2p on construction.").Default(true),
 		// TODO: add way to override addresses. tricky part: updating the config if also --init.
 		// cmds.StringOption(apiAddrKwd, "Address for the daemon rpc API (overrides config)"),
 		// cmds.StringOption(swarmAddrKwd, "Address for the swarm socket (overrides config)"),
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 227831f97..4df31f5fb 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import (
 	ping "gx/ipfs/QmU3g3psEDiC4tQh1Qu2NYg5aYVQqxC3m74ZavLwPfJEtu/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/ping"
 	dht "gx/ipfs/QmUpZqxzrUoyDsgWXDri9yYgi5r5EK7J5Tan1MbgnawYLx/go-libp2p-kad-dht"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmV5gPoRsjN1Gid3LMdNZTyfCtP2DsvqEbMAmz82RmmiGk/go-cid"
-	spdy "gx/ipfs/QmWUNsat6Jb19nC5CiJCDXepTkxjdxi3eZqeoB6mrmmaGu/go-smux-spdystream"
 	peer "gx/ipfs/QmZcUPvPhD1Xvk6mwijYF8AfR3mG31S1YsEfHG4khrFPRr/go-libp2p-peer"
 	routing "gx/ipfs/QmZghcVHwXQC3Zvnvn24LgTmSPkEn2o3PDyKb6nrtPRzRh/go-libp2p-routing"
 	u "gx/ipfs/QmZuY8aV7zbNXVy6DyN9SmnuH3o9nG852F4aTiSBpts8d1/go-ipfs-util"
@@ -277,8 +276,6 @@ func makeSmuxTransport(mplexExp bool) smux.Transport {
 
 	mstpt.AddTransport("/yamux/1.0.0", ymxtpt)
 
-	mstpt.AddTransport("/spdy/3.1.0", spdy.Transport)
-
 	if mplexExp {
 		mstpt.AddTransport("/mplex/6.7.0", mplex.DefaultTransport)
 	}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0130-multinode.sh b/test/sharness/t0130-multinode.sh
index 27a818f85..9f56a7161 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0130-multinode.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0130-multinode.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test_expect_success "set up tcp testbed" '
 
 # test multiplex muxer
 export LIBP2P_MUX_PREFS="/mplex/6.7.0"
-run_advanced_test "--enable-mplex-experiment"
+run_advanced_test
 unset LIBP2P_MUX_PREFS
 
 # test default configuration