diff --git a/catalog/catalog-app/src/main/resources/features.xml b/catalog/catalog-app/src/main/resources/features.xml
index 657aed893221..f33cce04cf98 100644
--- a/catalog/catalog-app/src/main/resources/features.xml
+++ b/catalog/catalog-app/src/main/resources/features.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
mvn:ddf.catalog.core/catalog-core-sourcemetricsplugin/${project.version}
- catalog-appmvn:ddf.catalog.core/catalog-core-backupplugin/${project.version}
diff --git a/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/blueprint.xml b/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/blueprint.xml
index 790cef08a4c1..737605e1cc67 100644
--- a/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/blueprint.xml
+++ b/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/blueprint.xml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
xmlns:ext="http://aries.apache.org/blueprint/xmlns/blueprint-ext/v1.0.0">
-
+
-
-
+
diff --git a/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/metatype/metatype.xml b/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/metatype/metatype.xml
index dbc5df266339..bac11c92fdfc 100644
--- a/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/metatype/metatype.xml
+++ b/catalog/core/catalog-core-backupplugin/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/metatype/metatype.xml
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@
-->
-
-
-
+
-
-
+
+
-
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_configuring/managing-certificates-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_configuring/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
index 2c989c93ca21..9d0ae3c422ee 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_configuring/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_configuring/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@ For example:
`127.0.0.1 `
====
-[NOTE]
-====
-By default, the Catalog Backup Post-Ingest Plugin is *NOT* enabled.
-To enable, the Enable Backup Plugin configuration item must be checked in the Backup Post-Ingest Plugin configuration.
-
-`Enable Backup Plugin: true`
-====
-
.Changing Default Passwords
[NOTE]
====
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
index c19a3b005e81..5aef56dbc689 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/jdocs/content/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ Therefore, whether an administrator's data store is from Oracle, Solr, or any ot
==== Automatic Catalog Backup
To backup local catalog records, a <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Catalog Backup Plugin>> is available.
-It is disabled by default for performance reasons.
+It is not installed by default for performance reasons.
-It can be enabled and configured in the *${admin-console}:
-
-. Navigate to the *${admin-console}.
-. Select the *${ddf-catalog} application.
-. Select the *Configuration* tab.
-. Select the <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Backup Post-Ingest Plugin>>.
+It can be installed and configured in the *${admin-console}* (see <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Catalog Backup Plugin>> for instructions).
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_catalog-contents/managing-catalog-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_catalog-contents/managing-catalog-contents.adoc
index 8a529347997f..f5298181d6d8 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_catalog-contents/managing-catalog-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_catalog-contents/managing-catalog-contents.adoc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ These configurations are available throught the ${ddf-catalog} application.
|ID
|Description
-include::{adoc-include}/_tables/conf-plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc[]
+include::{adoc-include}/_tables/conf-ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc[]
include::{adoc-include}/_tables/conf-OpenSearchSource-table-contents.adoc[]
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_plugins/catalog-backup-plugin-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_plugins/catalog-backup-plugin-contents.adoc
index bbeff0e99dfa..401a396c8233 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_plugins/catalog-backup-plugin-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_plugins/catalog-backup-plugin-contents.adoc
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@ The Catalog Backup Plugin is used to enable data backup of the catalog and the m
===== Installing the Catalog Backup Plugin
-The Catalog Backup Plugin is installed by default with a standard installation in the ${ddf-catalog} application.
+The Catalog Backup Plugin is not installed by default with a standard installation.
+
+To install:
+
+* Navigate to the *${admin-console}*.
+* Navigate to *${ddf-catalog}* application.
+* Navigate to *Features* tab.
+* Install the *catalog-core-backupplugin* feature.
===== Configuring the Catalog Backup Plugin
To configure the Catalog Backup Plugin:
. Navigate to the *${admin-console}*.
-. Select ${ddf-catalog} application.
+. Select *${ddf-catalog}* application.
. Select *Configuration* tab.
-. Select *Backup Post-Ingest Plugin*.
+. Select *Catalog Backup Plugin*.
-include::{adoc-include}/_tables/plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc[]
+include::{adoc-include}/_tables/ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc[]
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
index c19a3b005e81..5aef56dbc689 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_running/ingesting-contents.adoc
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ Therefore, whether an administrator's data store is from Oracle, Solr, or any ot
==== Automatic Catalog Backup
To backup local catalog records, a <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Catalog Backup Plugin>> is available.
-It is disabled by default for performance reasons.
+It is not installed by default for performance reasons.
-It can be enabled and configured in the *${admin-console}:
-
-. Navigate to the *${admin-console}.
-. Select the *${ddf-catalog} application.
-. Select the *Configuration* tab.
-. Select the <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Backup Post-Ingest Plugin>>.
+It can be installed and configured in the *${admin-console}* (see <<_catalog_backup_plugin,Catalog Backup Plugin>> for instructions).
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_securing/managing-certificates-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_securing/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
index a6fcbc58b769..dcda50058ff1 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_securing/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_securing/managing-certificates-contents.adoc
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ For example:
`127.0.0.1 `
====
-[NOTE]
-====
-By default, the Catalog Backup Post-Ingest Plugin is *NOT* enabled.
-To enable, the Enable Backup Plugin configuration item must be checked in the Backup Post-Ingest Plugin configuration.
-
-`Enable Backup Plugin: true`
-====
-
.Changing Default Passwords
[NOTE]
====
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..184151470b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+|<>
+|ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin
+|Catalog Backup Plugin Configuration
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc
deleted file mode 100644
index eb0e9cab3fb8..000000000000
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/conf-plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-|<>
-|plugin.backup
-|Backup Post-Ingest Plugin Configuration
-
diff --git a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc
similarity index 70%
rename from distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc
rename to distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc
index 551a0dffa9f8..adb0808a092b 100644
--- a/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/plugin.backup-table-contents.adoc
+++ b/distribution/docs/src/main/resources/_contents/_tables/ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin-table-contents.adoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.[[plugin.backup]]Backup Post-Ingest Plugin
+.[[ddf.catalog.backup.CatalogBackupPlugin]]Catalog Backup Plugin
[cols="1,1m,1,3,1,1" options="header"]
|===
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
|Default Value
|Required
-|Enable Backup Plugin
-|enableBackupPlugin
-|Boolean
-|Enable the Backup Ingest plugin which will write each result to a directory
-|true
-|false
-
| Root backup directory path
| rootBackupDir
| String
diff --git a/distribution/test/itests/test-itests-common/src/main/java/org/codice/ddf/itests/common/AbstractIntegrationTest.java b/distribution/test/itests/test-itests-common/src/main/java/org/codice/ddf/itests/common/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
index 5300e20ffb9e..e5f66a4715d5 100644
--- a/distribution/test/itests/test-itests-common/src/main/java/org/codice/ddf/itests/common/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/distribution/test/itests/test-itests-common/src/main/java/org/codice/ddf/itests/common/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@ public void waitForBaseSystemFeatures() {
getServiceManager().waitForHttpEndpoint(SERVICE_ROOT + "/catalog/query");
getServiceManager().waitForHttpEndpoint(SERVICE_ROOT + "/csw?_wadl");
- //currently none of the test use this feature but
- //it generates a lot of error/warnings so turning it off
- getServiceManager().stopFeature(false, "catalog-core-backupplugin");
-
getServiceManager().startFeature(true, "search-ui", "search-ui-app", "catalog-ui");
getServiceManager().waitForAllBundles();
} catch (Exception e) {