How do I turn off the new "Erase Data" feature

With 2.1, in Settings>General>Passcode Clock, there is the option to "Erase Data" which will "Erase all data on this iphone after 10 failed passcode attempts". Mine is set to "Yes", but is grayed out so I cannot turn it off.
How do I turn it off?
It is a cool feature, but my kids pick up my phone and try to use it all the time - it is only a matter of time before they try ten times and I'll be screwed.

Mine is set to on as well and greyed out.. Here is the catch. Im syncing to my companies exchange as well. For all our smart phones they request a mandatory pin and require a remote wipe after 10 failed attempts. Now if you think back to when you setup your exchange.. did it require you to put in a pin, and can your disable that pin if you wanted? if the answers are yes and no respectively then chances are your company does the same thing mine does and you would not be able to disable the erase data option unless you stop syncing to echange. Hope this was helpful..

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