diff --git a/src/vstest.console/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessor.cs b/src/vstest.console/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessor.cs
index 81746431bd..6eb3454fd2 100644
--- a/src/vstest.console/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/vstest.console/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessor.cs
@@ -144,21 +144,6 @@ internal static void EnableDataCollectorUsingFriendlyName(string argument, DataC
             }
         }
 
-        private static void DisableUnConfiguredDataCollectors(DataCollectionRunSettings dataCollectionRunSettings)
-        {
-            foreach (var dataCollectorSetting in dataCollectionRunSettings.DataCollectorSettingsList)
-            {
-                if (EnabledDataCollectors.Contains(dataCollectorSetting.FriendlyName.ToLower()))
-                {
-                    dataCollectorSetting.IsEnabled = true;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    dataCollectorSetting.IsEnabled = false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         private static bool DoesDataCollectorSettingsExist(string friendlyName,
             DataCollectionRunSettings dataCollectionRunSettings,
             out DataCollectorSettings dataCollectorSettings)
@@ -192,12 +177,6 @@ internal static void AddDataCollectorToRunSettings(string argument, IRunSettings
             {
                 dataCollectionRunSettings = new DataCollectionRunSettings();
             }
-            else
-            {
-                // By default, all data collectors present in run settings are enabled, if enabled attribute is not specified.
-                // So explicitely disable those data collectors and enable those which are specified. 
-                DisableUnConfiguredDataCollectors(dataCollectionRunSettings);
-            }
 
             // Add data collectors if not already present, enable if already present.
             EnableDataCollectorUsingFriendlyName(argument, dataCollectionRunSettings);
diff --git a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessorTests.cs b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessorTests.cs
index 699a206403..ee7eba7fd6 100644
--- a/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/test/vstest.console.UnitTests/Processors/CollectArgumentProcessorTests.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public void InitializeShouldEnableDataCollectorIfDisabledInRunSettings()
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
-        public void InitializeShouldDisableOtherDataCollectors()
+        public void InitializeShouldNotDisableOtherDataCollectorsIfEnabled()
         {
             var runsettingsString = string.Format(DefaultRunSettings, "<DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector\" enabled=\"False\" /><DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector1\" enabled=\"True\" />");
             var runsettings = new RunSettings();
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ public void InitializeShouldDisableOtherDataCollectors()
             this.executor.Initialize("MyDataCollector");
             this.executor.Initialize("MyDataCollector2");
 
+            Assert.AreEqual("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-16\"?>\r\n<RunSettings>\r\n  <DataCollectionRunSettings>\r\n    <DataCollectors>\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector\" enabled=\"True\" />\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector1\" enabled=\"True\" />\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector2\" enabled=\"True\" />\r\n    </DataCollectors>\r\n  </DataCollectionRunSettings>\r\n</RunSettings>", this.settingsProvider.ActiveRunSettings.SettingsXml);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void InitializeShouldNotEnableOtherDataCollectorsIfDisabled()
+        {
+            var runsettingsString = string.Format(DefaultRunSettings, "<DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector\" enabled=\"False\" /><DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector1\" enabled=\"False\" />");
+            var runsettings = new RunSettings();
+            runsettings.LoadSettingsXml(runsettingsString);
+            this.settingsProvider.SetActiveRunSettings(runsettings);
+
+            this.executor.Initialize("MyDataCollector");
+            this.executor.Initialize("MyDataCollector2");
+
             Assert.AreEqual("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-16\"?>\r\n<RunSettings>\r\n  <DataCollectionRunSettings>\r\n    <DataCollectors>\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector\" enabled=\"True\" />\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector1\" enabled=\"False\" />\r\n      <DataCollector friendlyName=\"MyDataCollector2\" enabled=\"True\" />\r\n    </DataCollectors>\r\n  </DataCollectionRunSettings>\r\n</RunSettings>", this.settingsProvider.ActiveRunSettings.SettingsXml);
         }