diff --git a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
index 747dd65..7260f51 100644
--- a/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
+++ b/bird/bird.conf.tmpl
@@ -22,24 +22,24 @@ roa4 table r4; # ROA RPKI
 
 # RPKI
 # See: https://brooks.sh/2019/11/11/validating-bgp-routes-with-rpki-in-bird/
-protocol rpki {
-    roa4 { table r4; };
+#protocol rpki {
+#    roa4 { table r4; };
 
-    {{ range files "bird/rpki/hosts" }} # {{.}}
-    {{ file (print "bird/rpki/hosts/" .) }}
-    {{ end }}
+#    {{ range files "bird/rpki/hosts" }} # {{.}}
+#    {{ file (print "bird/rpki/hosts/" .) }}
+#    {{ end }}
 
     # Time period in seconds between a failed query the next attempt
-    retry keep ${bgp_rpki_retry:-90};
+#    retry keep ${bgp_rpki_retry:-90};
 
     # Tells how long to wait before attempting to poll the cache
-    refresh keep ${bgp_rpki_refresh:-900};
+#    refresh keep ${bgp_rpki_refresh:-900};
 
     # How long to keep any records locally cached before they are deleted
     # The "refresh" interval will control how often records are refreshed
     # and not considered expired.
-    expire keep ${bgp_rpki_expire:-172800};
-}
+#    expire keep ${bgp_rpki_expire:-172800};
+#}
 
 # Filters
 # Define a series of filters for Lixonet routing policies:
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ protocol rpki {
 #   ROA_UNKNOWN if there is no relevant ROA, ROA_VALID if there is
 #   a matching ROA, or ROA_INVALID if there are some relevant ROAs
 #   but none of them match.
-function is_rpki_invalid_v4 () {
-  return roa_check(r4, net, bgp_path.last_nonaggregated) = ROA_INVALID;
-}
+#function is_rpki_invalid_v4 () {
+#  return roa_check(r4, net, bgp_path.last_nonaggregated) = ROA_INVALID;
+#}
 
 # Returns TRUE if the given tested network is the exact global network prefix for
 # Lixonet.  Used to filter the "unreachable" static route we typically static.