diff --git a/dom/src/dom/root_node.cc b/dom/src/dom/root_node.cc
index 7d25e3a63da..0c660158a41 100644
--- a/dom/src/dom/root_node.cc
+++ b/dom/src/dom/root_node.cc
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ void RootNode::UpdateAnimation(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DomNode>>&& nodes) {
     auto event = std::make_shared<DomEvent>(kDomUpdated, node, nullptr);
     node->HandleEvent(event);
   }
-  auto event = std::make_shared<DomEvent>(kDomTreeUpdated, weak_from_this(), nullptr);
-  HandleEvent(event);
+  // TODO: update properties instead of dom tree in debug front end
+  // auto event = std::make_shared<DomEvent>(kDomTreeUpdated, weak_from_this(), nullptr);
+  // HandleEvent(event);
   if (!nodes_to_update.empty()) {
     dom_operations_.push_back({DomOperation::Op::kOpUpdate, nodes_to_update});
   }