diff --git a/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter.go b/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter.go
index 69931ec4825e..b565ba8d8cfd 100644
--- a/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter.go
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ func wrapErrorIfBadRequest(err error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func isEnhancedContainerInsights(config *Config) bool {
-	return config.EnhancedContainerInsights && !config.DisableMetricExtraction
+func isEnhancedContainerInsights(_ *Config) bool {
+	return false // temporarily disable, also need to rename _config to config
+	// return config.EnhancedContainerInsights && !config.DisableMetricExtraction
 }
diff --git a/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter_test.go b/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter_test.go
index 2329120d4a69..91c9d3fce714 100644
--- a/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/awsemfexporter/emf_exporter_test.go
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func TestIsEnhancedContainerInsights(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
 	cfg.EnhancedContainerInsights = true
 	cfg.DisableMetricExtraction = false
-	assert.True(t, isEnhancedContainerInsights(cfg))
+	assert.False(t, isEnhancedContainerInsights(cfg))
 	cfg.EnhancedContainerInsights = false
 	assert.False(t, isEnhancedContainerInsights(cfg))
 	cfg.EnhancedContainerInsights = true
diff --git a/internal/aws/cwlogs/cwlog_client.go b/internal/aws/cwlogs/cwlog_client.go
index e82a9a562a15..70635b8de9ff 100644
--- a/internal/aws/cwlogs/cwlog_client.go
+++ b/internal/aws/cwlogs/cwlog_client.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func NewClient(logger *zap.Logger, awsConfig *aws.Config, buildInfo component.Bu
 	client := cloudwatchlogs.New(sess, awsConfig)
 	client.Handlers.Build.PushBackNamed(handler.NewRequestCompressionHandler([]string{"PutLogEvents"}, logger))
 	client.Handlers.Build.PushBackNamed(handler.RequestStructuredLogHandler)
+	// temporarily disable the flag
 	client.Handlers.Build.PushFrontNamed(newCollectorUserAgentHandler(buildInfo, logGroupName, enhancedContainerInsights))
 	return newCloudWatchLogClient(client, logRetention, tags, logger)
 }