diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -5669,7 +5669,7 @@ def push(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts):
 
 @command(
     b'recover',
-    [(b'', b'verify', True, b"run `hg verify` after successful recover"),],
+    [(b'', b'verify', False, b"run `hg verify` after successful recover"),],
     helpcategory=command.CATEGORY_MAINTENANCE,
 )
 def recover(ui, repo, **opts):
diff --git a/tests/test-fncache.t b/tests/test-fncache.t
--- a/tests/test-fncache.t
+++ b/tests/test-fncache.t
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ Clean cached versions
   $ cat .hg/store/fncache | sort
   data/y.i
   data/z.i
-  $ hg recover
+  $ hg recover --verify
   rolling back interrupted transaction
   checking changesets
   checking manifests
diff --git a/tests/test-journal-exists.t b/tests/test-journal-exists.t
--- a/tests/test-journal-exists.t
+++ b/tests/test-journal-exists.t
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
 
   $ hg recover
   rolling back interrupted transaction
-  checking changesets
-  checking manifests
-  crosschecking files in changesets and manifests
-  checking files
-  checked 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+  (verify step skipped, run `hg verify` to check your repository content)
 
 recover, explicit verify
 
diff --git a/tests/test-repair-strip.t b/tests/test-repair-strip.t
--- a/tests/test-repair-strip.t
+++ b/tests/test-repair-strip.t
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
   >   else
   >       echo "(no journal)"
   >   fi
-  >   ls .hg/store/journal >/dev/null 2>&1 && hg recover
+  >   if ls .hg/store/journal >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  >     hg recover --verify
+  >   fi
   >   ls .hg/strip-backup/* >/dev/null 2>&1 && hg unbundle -q .hg/strip-backup/*
   >   rm -rf .hg/strip-backup
   > }
diff --git a/tests/test-rollback.t b/tests/test-rollback.t
--- a/tests/test-rollback.t
+++ b/tests/test-rollback.t
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ same again, but emulate an old client th
 
 corrupt journal test
   $ echo "foo" > .hg/store/journal
-  $ hg recover
+  $ hg recover --verify
   rolling back interrupted transaction
   couldn't read journal entry 'foo\n'!
   checking changesets