diff --git a/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c b/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
index beffd0dca3..e1abd4ecc8 100644
--- a/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
+++ b/src/flamenco/runtime/fd_runtime.c
@@ -2349,9 +2349,9 @@ fd_runtime_publish_old_txns( fd_exec_slot_ctx_t * slot_ctx,
         FD_LOG_ERR(("publish err"));
         return -1;
       }
-
+#if 0
       fd_txncache_register_root_slot( slot_ctx->status_cache, txn->xid.ul[0] );
-
+#endif
       if (FD_FEATURE_ACTIVE(slot_ctx, epoch_accounts_hash)) {
         fd_epoch_bank_t * epoch_bank = fd_exec_epoch_ctx_epoch_bank( slot_ctx->epoch_ctx );
         if (txn->xid.ul[0] >= epoch_bank->eah_start_slot) {