diff --git a/diceware/__init__.py b/diceware/__init__.py
index af0a84d5bc6fb4af9a1e5070413596ba4617e321..41221932a90635f6096472fcd766d4e8b723aeb0 100644
--- a/diceware/__init__.py
+++ b/diceware/__init__.py
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ def handle_options(args):
             "Get randomness from this source. Possible values: `%s'. "
             "Default: system" % "', `".join(sorted(random_sources))))
     parser.add_argument(
-        '-w', '--wordlist', default='en_securedrop', choices=wordlist_names,
+        '-w', '--wordlist', default='en_eff', choices=wordlist_names,
         metavar="NAME",
         help=(
             "Use words from this wordlist. Possible values: `%s'. "
             "Wordlists are stored in the folder displayed below. "
-            "Default: en_securedrop" % "', `".join(wordlist_names)))
+            "Default: en_eff" % "', `".join(wordlist_names)))
     realdice_group = parser.add_argument_group(
         "Arguments related to `realdice' randomsource",
         )
diff --git a/diceware/config.py b/diceware/config.py
index cac452eed83031d3c4d38ca4b2fe69baf1bdf021..0c4e274cb6362942aecf0ebbf04170ca313df672 100644
--- a/diceware/config.py
+++ b/diceware/config.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ OPTIONS_DEFAULTS = dict(
     delimiter="",
     randomsource="system",
     verbose=0,
-    wordlist="en_securedrop",
+    wordlist="en_eff",
     dice_sides=6,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/exp_help_output.txt b/tests/exp_help_output.txt
index 4d2ae6f0e7894b8a364b500906d730affb33be30..a04dc981422af060c8ddd78ca00a2bcb618eed54 100644
--- a/tests/exp_help_output.txt
+++ b/tests/exp_help_output.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ optional arguments:
   -w NAME, --wordlist NAME
                         Use words from this wordlist. Possible values: `en',
                         `en_eff', `en_orig', `en_securedrop'. Wordlists are
-                        stored in the folder displayed below. Default:
-                        en_securedrop
+                        stored in the folder displayed below. Default: en_eff
   -v, --verbose         Be verbose. Use several times for increased verbosity.
   --version             output version information and exit.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_diceware.py b/tests/test_diceware.py
index 85e372329c59457965d0d0d960640462bd2c7a08..245423432d903afba1bb4f481ea62d7ac6b7eed9 100644
--- a/tests/test_diceware.py
+++ b/tests/test_diceware.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestHandleOptions(object):
         assert options.version is False
         assert options.delimiter == ""
         assert options.randomsource == "system"
-        assert options.wordlist == "en_securedrop"
+        assert options.wordlist == "en_eff"
         assert options.verbose == 0
 
     def test_handle_options_infile(self, tmpdir):