diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 50a2dd78..123267cc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ enable_chisel = false
 # Whether to enable AE2 in runtime. Enables AE2 Blocks in DME Sim Chamber and Naq Reactors.
 # Also, for .56.5, also fixes mouse tweaks interactions with terminals, as well as inscriber recipes in GroovyScript.
 # If this is set to false, those blocks will be set to air. The mixin will not apply.
-enable_ae2 = true
+enable_ae2 = false
 
 # Whether to enable NAE2 in runtime. Requires enable_ae2 to be true.
 enable_nae2 = false