diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index 712aa335..273193d8 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ datastore:
 # languages config
 languages:
     # whether to load languages
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: false
 
     # default language to use for new clients
     # 'en' is the default English language in the code