diff --git a/code/ui/ui_controls.c b/code/ui/ui_controls.c
index ce39cb21d..a46dda5aa 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_controls.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_controls.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ static void Controls_MenuInit(void) {
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.chat4);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.pushToTalk);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.gesture);
-	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.teamorders);
+//	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.teamorders);
 
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.showscores);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_controls.menu, &s_controls.togglemenu);
diff --git a/code/ui/ui_ingame.c b/code/ui/ui_ingame.c
index 2597ad111..b44ad0f89 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_ingame.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_ingame.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void InGame_MenuInit(void) {
 		s_ingame.removebots.generic.flags |= QMF_GRAYED;
 	}
 
-	y += INGAME_MENU_VERTICAL_SPACING;
+/* 	y += INGAME_MENU_VERTICAL_SPACING;
 	s_ingame.teamorders.generic.type = MTYPE_TEXTS;
 	s_ingame.teamorders.fontHeight = 20.0f;
 	s_ingame.teamorders.generic.flags = QMF_CENTER_JUSTIFY;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void InGame_MenuInit(void) {
 			s_ingame.teamorders.generic.flags |= QMF_GRAYED;
 		}
 	}
-
+ */
 	y += INGAME_MENU_VERTICAL_SPACING;
 	s_ingame.voiceingame.generic.type = MTYPE_TEXTS;
 	s_ingame.voiceingame.fontHeight = 20.0f;
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static void InGame_MenuInit(void) {
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.team);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.addbots);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.removebots);
-	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.teamorders);
+//	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.teamorders);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.voiceingame);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.callvote);
 	Menu_AddItem(&s_ingame.menu, &s_ingame.setup);
diff --git a/code/ui/ui_teamorders.c b/code/ui/ui_teamorders.c
index 5868f6038..1117d15ef 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_teamorders.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_teamorders.c
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ UI_TeamOrdersMenu
 ===============
 */
 void UI_TeamOrdersMenu(void) {
+	return; // disabled for now until issues with bo chat are fixed
+	
 	trap_Cvar_Set("cl_paused", "1"); // pause game and indirectly pause/stop background music
 
 	UI_TeamOrdersMenu_Init();