diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b286afc831..9498041652d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 * A `[path, data]` JSON RPC query format has been removed.  It has been
   deprecated for over two years and not documented anywhere.  Use proper
   structured queries with `rquest_type` set instead.
+* Enable receipt prefetching by default. This feature makes receipt processing
+  faster by parallelizing IO requests, which has been introduced in
+  [#7590](https://github.com/near/nearcore/pull/7590) and enabled by default
+  with [#7661](https://github.com/near/nearcore/pull/7661).
+  Configurable in `config.json` using `store.enable_receipt_prefetching`.
 
 ## 1.28.0 [2022-07-27]
 
diff --git a/core/store/src/config.rs b/core/store/src/config.rs
index 6c810c9c4a3..82d0418aceb 100644
--- a/core/store/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/store/src/config.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl Default for StoreConfig {
             block_size: bytesize::ByteSize::kib(16),
 
             trie_cache_capacities: vec![(ShardUId { version: 1, shard_id: 3 }, 45_000_000)],
-            enable_receipt_prefetching: false,
+            enable_receipt_prefetching: true,
             sweat_prefetch_receivers: vec![
                 "token.sweat".to_owned(),
                 "vfinal.token.sweat.testnet".to_owned(),
diff --git a/runtime/runtime-params-estimator/src/testbed.rs b/runtime/runtime-params-estimator/src/testbed.rs
index f9134056b90..df595465f48 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime-params-estimator/src/testbed.rs
+++ b/runtime/runtime-params-estimator/src/testbed.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ impl RuntimeTestbed {
             StateDump::from_dir(dump_dir, workdir.path(), in_memory_db);
         // Ensure decent RocksDB SST file layout.
         store.compact().expect("compaction failed");
-        let tries = ShardTries::test(store, 1);
+
+        // Create ShardTries with relevant settings adjusted for estimator.
+        let shard_uids = [ShardUId { shard_id: 0, version: 0 }];
+        let mut trie_config = near_store::TrieConfig::default();
+        trie_config.enable_receipt_prefetching = true;
+        let tries = ShardTries::new(
+            store.clone(),
+            trie_config,
+            &shard_uids,
+            near_store::flat_state::FlatStateFactory::new(store.clone()),
+        );
 
         assert!(roots.len() <= 1, "Parameter estimation works with one shard only.");
         assert!(!roots.is_empty(), "No state roots found.");