diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerJobFactory.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerJobFactory.java
index 7013edd36b..964419645a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerJobFactory.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerJobFactory.java
@@ -85,15 +85,12 @@ public class ComposedRunnerJobFactory implements FactoryBean<Job> {
 
 	private String dsl;
 
-	private boolean incrementInstanceEnabled;
-
 	private int nestedSplits;
 
 	public ComposedRunnerJobFactory(ComposedTaskProperties properties) {
 		this.composedTaskProperties = properties;
 		Assert.notNull(properties.getGraph(), "The DSL must not be null");
 		this.dsl = properties.getGraph();
-		this.incrementInstanceEnabled = properties.isIncrementInstanceEnabled();
 		this.flowBuilder = new FlowBuilder<>(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
 	}
 
@@ -112,10 +109,7 @@ public Job getObject() throws Exception {
 						.start(createFlow())
 						.end())
 				.end();
-		if(this.incrementInstanceEnabled && !this.composedTaskProperties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()) {
-			builder.incrementer(new RunIdIncrementer());
-		}
-		else if(this.composedTaskProperties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()) {
+		if(this.composedTaskProperties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()) {
 			builder.incrementer(new UuidIncrementer());
 		}
 		return builder.build();
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskProperties.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskProperties.java
index b498e5e67b..4a12eeb6f9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskProperties.java
@@ -188,21 +188,13 @@ public class ComposedTaskProperties {
 	 */
 	private boolean splitThreadWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown;
 
-	/**
-	 * Allows a single ComposedTaskRunner instance to be re-executed without
-	 * changing the parameters. It does this by applying a {@code run.id} with a sequential
-	 * number based on the {@code run.id} from the previous execution.   Default is true.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	private boolean incrementInstanceEnabled = true;
-
 	/**
 	 * Allows a single ComposedTaskRunner instance to be re-executed without
 	 * changing the parameters. It does this by applying a {@code run.id} with a UUid.
-	 * Default is false. If set to true then this will override incrementInstanceEnabled.
+	 * Default is true.
 	 * Set this option to `true` when running multiple instances of the same composed task definition at the same time.
 	 */
-	private boolean uuidInstanceEnabled = false;
+	private boolean uuidInstanceEnabled = true;
 
 	/**
 	 * The platform property that will be used for each task in the workflow when it is launched.
@@ -365,14 +357,6 @@ public void setSplitThreadWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown(boolean splitThreadWa
 		this.splitThreadWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown = splitThreadWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isIncrementInstanceEnabled() {
-		return incrementInstanceEnabled;
-	}
-
-	public void setIncrementInstanceEnabled(boolean incrementInstanceEnabled) {
-		this.incrementInstanceEnabled = incrementInstanceEnabled;
-	}
-
 	public String getDataflowServerAccessToken() {
 		return dataflowServerAccessToken;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerVisitorTests.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerVisitorTests.java
index e56b89241e..4efeea8326 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerVisitorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/ComposedRunnerVisitorTests.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void singleTest() {
 	@Test
 	void singleTestForuuIDIncrementer() {
 		setupContextForGraph("AAA", "--uuIdInstanceEnabled=true");
-		Collection<StepExecution> stepExecutions = getStepExecutions(true);
+		Collection<StepExecution> stepExecutions = getStepExecutions();
 		assertThat(stepExecutions).hasSize(1);
 		StepExecution stepExecution = stepExecutions.iterator().next();
 		assertThat(stepExecution.getStepName()).isEqualTo("AAA_0");
@@ -397,11 +397,8 @@ private void setupContextForGraph(String[] args) throws RuntimeException{
 				SimpleTaskAutoConfiguration.class}, args);
 	}
 
-	private Collection<StepExecution> getStepExecutions() {
-		return getStepExecutions(false);
-	}
 
-	private Collection<StepExecution> getStepExecutions(boolean isCTR) {
+	private Collection<StepExecution> getStepExecutions() {
 		JobExplorer jobExplorer = this.applicationContext.getBean(JobExplorer.class);
 		List<JobInstance> jobInstances = jobExplorer.findJobInstancesByJobName("job", 0, 1);
 		assertThat(jobInstances).hasSize(1);
@@ -409,11 +406,7 @@ private Collection<StepExecution> getStepExecutions(boolean isCTR) {
 		List<JobExecution> jobExecutions = jobExplorer.getJobExecutions(jobInstance);
 		assertThat(jobExecutions).hasSize(1);
 		JobExecution jobExecution = jobExecutions.get(0);
-		if(isCTR) {
-			assertThat(jobExecution.getJobParameters().getParameters().get("ctr.id")).isNotNull();
-		} else {
-			assertThat(jobExecution.getJobParameters().getParameters()).containsEntry("run.id", new JobParameter(1L, Long.class));
-		}
+		assertThat(jobExecution.getJobParameters().getParameters().get("ctr.id")).isNotNull();
 		return jobExecution.getStepExecutions();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskPropertiesTests.java b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskPropertiesTests.java
index 221e914c0b..ca437ef8cc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-dataflow-composed-task-runner/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/dataflow/composedtaskrunner/properties/ComposedTaskPropertiesTests.java
@@ -66,11 +66,8 @@ void gettersAndSetters() throws URISyntaxException{
 		assertThat(properties.getDataflowServerPassword()).isEqualTo("bar");
 		assertThat(properties.getDataflowServerAccessToken()).isEqualTo("foobar");
 		assertThat(properties.isSkipTlsCertificateVerification()).isTrue();
-		assertThat(properties.isIncrementInstanceEnabled()).isTrue();
-		assertThat(properties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(properties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()).isTrue();
 		properties.setUuidInstanceEnabled(true);
-		properties.setIncrementInstanceEnabled(false);
-		assertThat(properties.isIncrementInstanceEnabled()).isFalse();
 		assertThat(properties.isUuidInstanceEnabled()).isTrue();
 	}