diff --git a/retroshare.pri b/retroshare.pri
index a92414f26..00879e66a 100644
--- a/retroshare.pri
+++ b/retroshare.pri
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CONFIG *= retroshare_gui
 no_retroshare_gui:CONFIG -= retroshare_gui
 
 # Enable TheWire - RsWire - is intended to be a Twitter clone
-CONFIG *= gxsthewire
+#CONFIG *= gxsthewire
 
 # Enable GXS distant syncronization
 CONFIG *= gxsdistsync