diff --git a/norfair/tracker.py b/norfair/tracker.py
index 7b51a6b7..a0d98db0 100644
--- a/norfair/tracker.py
+++ b/norfair/tracker.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def __init__(
         pointwise_hit_counter_max: int = 4,
         detection_threshold: float = 0,
         filter_factory: FilterFactory = OptimizedKalmanFilterFactory(),
-        past_detections_length: int = 4,
+        past_detections_length: int = 0,
         reid_distance_function: Optional[
             Callable[["TrackedObject", "TrackedObject"], float]
         ] = None,