diff --git a/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py b/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
index f6dbced416..b214146223 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ from django.db.models import Model
 from zerver.lib.create_user import create_user_profile, get_display_email_address
 from zerver.lib.initial_password import initial_password
 from zerver.lib.streams import render_stream_description
-from zerver.models import Realm, RealmAuditLog, Recipient, Stream, Subscription, UserProfile
+from zerver.models import (
+    Realm,
+    RealmAuditLog,
+    RealmUserDefault,
+    Recipient,
+    Stream,
+    Subscription,
+    UserProfile,
+)
 
 
 def bulk_create_users(
@@ -24,6 +32,7 @@ def bulk_create_users(
         UserProfile.objects.filter(realm=realm).values_list("email", flat=True)
     )
     users = sorted(user_raw for user_raw in users_raw if user_raw[0] not in existing_users)
+    realm_user_default = RealmUserDefault.objects.get(realm=realm)
 
     # Now create user_profiles
     profiles_to_create: List[UserProfile] = []
@@ -40,8 +49,20 @@ def bulk_create_users(
             tos_version,
             timezone,
             tutorial_status=UserProfile.TUTORIAL_FINISHED,
-            enter_sends=True,
         )
+
+        if bot_type is None:
+            # This block simulates copy_default_settings from
+            # zerver/lib/create_user.py.
+            #
+            # We cannot use 'copy_default_settings' directly here
+            # because it calls '.save' after copying the settings, and
+            # we are bulk creating the objects here instead.
+            for settings_name in RealmUserDefault.property_types:
+                if settings_name in ["default_language", "enable_login_emails"]:
+                    continue
+                value = getattr(realm_user_default, settings_name)
+                setattr(profile, settings_name, value)
         profiles_to_create.append(profile)
 
     if realm.email_address_visibility == Realm.EMAIL_ADDRESS_VISIBILITY_EVERYONE:
diff --git a/zerver/lib/create_user.py b/zerver/lib/create_user.py
index 4beea78cd7..bc66512228 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/create_user.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/create_user.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def create_user_profile(
     timezone: Optional[str],
     default_language: str = "en",
     tutorial_status: str = UserProfile.TUTORIAL_WAITING,
-    enter_sends: bool = False,
     force_id: Optional[int] = None,
     force_date_joined: Optional[datetime] = None,
 ) -> UserProfile:
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ def create_user_profile(
         tos_version=tos_version,
         timezone=timezone,
         tutorial_status=tutorial_status,
-        enter_sends=enter_sends,
         onboarding_steps=orjson.dumps([]).decode(),
         default_language=default_language,
         delivery_email=email,
diff --git a/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py b/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
index 3ddfaddd92..b427ac92c3 100644
--- a/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
+++ b/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from zerver.models import (
     Realm,
     RealmAuditLog,
     RealmDomain,
+    RealmUserDefault,
     Recipient,
     Service,
     Stream,
@@ -329,6 +330,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             zulip_realm.notifications_stream.description = "A city in Italy"
             zulip_realm.notifications_stream.save(update_fields=["name", "description"])
 
+            realm_user_default = RealmUserDefault.objects.get(realm=zulip_realm)
+            realm_user_default.enter_sends = True
+            realm_user_default.save()
+
             if options["test_suite"]:
                 mit_realm = do_create_realm(
                     string_id="zephyr",