diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/refactor/Rename.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/refactor/Rename.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/refactor/Rename.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/refactor/Rename.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 struct RenameOptions {
   /// If true, enable cross-file rename; otherwise, only allows to rename a
   /// symbol that's only used in the current file.
-  bool AllowCrossFile = false;
+  bool AllowCrossFile = true;
   /// The maximum number of affected files (0 means no limit), only meaningful
   /// when AllowCrossFile = true.
   /// If the actual number exceeds the limit, rename is forbidden.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 RetiredFlag<bool> RecoveryASTType("recovery-ast-type");
 RetiredFlag<bool> AsyncPreamble("async-preamble");
 RetiredFlag<bool> CollectMainFileRefs("collect-main-file-refs");
+RetiredFlag<bool> CrossFileRename("cross-file-rename");
 
 opt<int> LimitResults{
     "limit-results",
@@ -295,7 +296,6 @@
     init(100),
 };
 
-
 list<std::string> TweakList{
     "tweaks",
     cat(Features),
@@ -304,13 +304,6 @@
     CommaSeparated,
 };
 
-opt<bool> CrossFileRename{
-    "cross-file-rename",
-    cat(Features),
-    desc("Enable cross-file rename feature."),
-    init(true),
-};
-
 opt<bool> FoldingRanges{
     "folding-ranges",
     cat(Features),
@@ -852,9 +845,6 @@
   if (ForceOffsetEncoding != OffsetEncoding::UnsupportedEncoding)
     Opts.Encoding = ForceOffsetEncoding;
 
-  // Shall we allow to customize the file limit?
-  Opts.Rename.AllowCrossFile = CrossFileRename;
-
   if (CheckFile.getNumOccurrences()) {
     llvm::SmallString<256> Path;
     llvm::sys::fs::real_path(CheckFile, Path, /*expand_tilde=*/true);