diff --git a/src/plugins/README.md b/src/plugins/README.md
index e8c21753..44894ae8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/README.md
+++ b/src/plugins/README.md
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ Available options are as follows:
 
 	// Whether to compress and quantize attributes.
 	compressIndex: true,
-	compressNormals: true,
-	compressUvs: true,
+	compressNormals: false,
+	compressUvs: false,
 	compressPosition: false,
 
 	// The TypedArray type to use when compressing attributes.
diff --git a/src/plugins/three/TileCompressionPlugin.js b/src/plugins/three/TileCompressionPlugin.js
index 45881727..5d80e37c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/three/TileCompressionPlugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/three/TileCompressionPlugin.js
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ export class TileCompressionPlugin {
 
 			// whether to compress certain attributes
 			compressIndex: true,
-			compressNormals: true,
-			compressUvs: true,
+			compressNormals: false,
+			compressUvs: false,
 			compressPosition: false,
 
 			// the TypedArray type to use when compressing the attributes