diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index e59dde9..071baf2 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -3056,6 +3056,7 @@ PR ideas
 :END:
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (use-package gnus
+  :disabled t
   :init ;; I composed an email without loading Gnus, and it wasn't
   ;; saved in my sent folder; here's hoping that changing :config to
   ;; :init will do it.