diff --git a/webapp/config/web.xml b/webapp/config/web.xml
index eceeb412a..e65db73ad 100644
--- a/webapp/config/web.xml
+++ b/webapp/config/web.xml
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@
 
   <!-- Invokes process to perform updates to align with ontology changes if needed -->
   <!-- Needs to run before submodels are attached and Pellet is set up -->
+  <!-- 
   <listener>
      <listener-class>edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.servlet.setup.UpdateKnowledgeBase</listener-class>
   </listener>
+  -->
 
   <listener>
     <listener-class>