diff --git a/api/src/env.ts b/api/src/env.ts
index 75af7f7fde..c6822fe823 100644
--- a/api/src/env.ts
+++ b/api/src/env.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const defaults: Record<string, any> = {
 	PUBLIC_URL: '/',
 	MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE: '100kb',
 
-	DB_EXCLUDE_TABLES: [],
+	DB_EXCLUDE_TABLES: 'spatial_ref_sys',
 
 	STORAGE_LOCATIONS: 'local',
 	STORAGE_LOCAL_DRIVER: 'local',
diff --git a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
index 90b6fa9339..8c5b8b3d4c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ needs to be publicly available on the internet.
 
 ## Database
 
-| Variable               | Description                                                                                                                                        | Default Value |
-| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
-| `DB_CLIENT`            | **Required**. What database client to use. One of `pg` or `postgres`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, `mssql`, or `sqlite3`.                                  | --            |
-| `DB_HOST`              | Database host. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --            |
-| `DB_PORT`              | Database port. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --            |
-| `DB_DATABASE`          | Database name. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --            |
-| `DB_USER`              | Database user. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --            |
-| `DB_PASSWORD`          | Database user's password. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                           | --            |
-| `DB_FILENAME`          | Where to read/write the SQLite database. **Required** when using `sqlite3`.                                                                        | --            |
-| `DB_CONNECTION_STRING` | When using `pg`, you can submit a connection string instead of individual properties. Using this will ignore any of the other connection settings. | --            |
-| `DB_POOL_*`            | Pooling settings. Passed on to [the `tarn.js`](https://github.com/vincit/tarn.js#usage) library.                                                   | --            |
-| `DB_EXCLUDE_TABLES`    | CSV of tables you want Directus to ignore completely                                                                                               | --            |
+| Variable               | Description                                                                                                                                        | Default Value   |
+| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
+| `DB_CLIENT`            | **Required**. What database client to use. One of `pg` or `postgres`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, `mssql`, or `sqlite3`.                                  | --              |
+| `DB_HOST`              | Database host. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --              |
+| `DB_PORT`              | Database port. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --              |
+| `DB_DATABASE`          | Database name. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --              |
+| `DB_USER`              | Database user. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                                      | --              |
+| `DB_PASSWORD`          | Database user's password. **Required** when using `pg`, `mysql`, `oracledb`, or `mssql`.                                                           | --              |
+| `DB_FILENAME`          | Where to read/write the SQLite database. **Required** when using `sqlite3`.                                                                        | --              |
+| `DB_CONNECTION_STRING` | When using `pg`, you can submit a connection string instead of individual properties. Using this will ignore any of the other connection settings. | --              |
+| `DB_POOL_*`            | Pooling settings. Passed on to [the `tarn.js`](https://github.com/vincit/tarn.js#usage) library.                                                   | --              |
+| `DB_EXCLUDE_TABLES`    | CSV of tables you want Directus to ignore completely                                                                                               | spatial_ref_sys |
 
 ::: tip Additional Database Variables
 
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ Based on your configured driver, you must also provide the following configurati
 
 ### Azure (`azure`)
 
-| Variable                            | Description                | Default Value                         |
-| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
-| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_CONTAINER_NAME` | Azure Storage container    | --                                    |
-| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_ACCOUNT_NAME`   | Azure Storage account name | --                                    |
-| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_ACCOUNT_KEY`    | Azure Storage key          | --                                    |
+| Variable                            | Description                | Default Value                                 |
+| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
+| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_CONTAINER_NAME` | Azure Storage container    | --                                            |
+| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_ACCOUNT_NAME`   | Azure Storage account name | --                                            |
+| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_ACCOUNT_KEY`    | Azure Storage key          | --                                            |
 | `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_ENDPOINT`       | Azure URL                  | "https://{ACCOUNT_KEY}.blob.core.windows.net" |
 
 ### Google Cloud Storage (`gcs`)