diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 4fd091a04f..d73fedc0eb 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ parameter_types! {
 
 	// fallback: run election on-chain.
 	pub const Fallback: pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy =
-		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::OnChain;
+		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::Nothing;
 	pub SolutionImprovementThreshold: Perbill = Perbill::from_rational(5u32, 10_000);
 
 	// miner configs
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
index 4ab27194d9..07ab7fb1e7 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ parameter_types! {
 
 	// fallback: run election on-chain.
 	pub const Fallback: pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy =
-		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::OnChain;
+		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::Nothing;
 	pub SolutionImprovementThreshold: Perbill = Perbill::from_rational(5u32, 10_000);
 
 	// miner configs
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index e4dc9ce125..33dcc39eb4 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ parameter_types! {
 
 	// fallback: run election on-chain.
 	pub const Fallback: pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy =
-		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::OnChain;
+		pallet_election_provider_multi_phase::FallbackStrategy::Nothing;
 
 	pub SolutionImprovementThreshold: Perbill = Perbill::from_rational(5u32, 10_000);