diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e08a7b91..44841bbc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ enable_find = false
 # Whether to enable Thermal Expansion and its deps in runtime. These are used for the excitation coil textures.
 # Also sets the Tome of Experience to have Linear XP Scaling.
 # If this is set to false, the top of the excitation coil will have a null texture.
-enable_thermal = true
+enable_thermal = false
 
 # Whether to enable Mouse Tweaks in runtime. Useful for testing interactions with various GUIs.
 enable_mouse_tweaks = false