diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index d479b982c..0edd77115 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ Org Tempo may be used as a replacement.  See details above.
 
 ** Miscellaneous
 
+*** New default value for ~org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation~
+
+It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
+handled specially by default.
+
+*** New default value for ~org-latex-table-scientific-notation~
+
+It is now nil, which means numbers in scientific notation are not
+handled specially by default.
+
 *** New face: ~org-upcoming-distant-deadline~
 
 It is meant to be used as the face for distant deadlines, see
diff --git a/lisp/ox-latex.el b/lisp/ox-latex.el
index 5aaaf991f..2e89ec700 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-latex.el
@@ -810,8 +810,9 @@ attributes."
   :type 'boolean
   :safe #'booleanp)
 
-(defcustom org-latex-table-scientific-notation "%s\\,(%s)"
+(defcustom org-latex-table-scientific-notation nil
   "Format string to display numbers in scientific notation.
+
 The format should have \"%s\" twice, for mantissa and exponent
 \(i.e., \"%s\\\\times10^{%s}\").
 
diff --git a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
index ee28fad64..0ed6801c4 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-texinfo.el
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ be placed after the end of the title."
   :group 'org-export-texinfo
   :type 'boolean)
 
-(defcustom org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation "%s\\,(%s)"
+(defcustom org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation nil
   "Format string to display numbers in scientific notation.
 
 The format should have \"%s\" twice, for mantissa and exponent