diff --git a/op-node/rollup/engine/events.go b/op-node/rollup/engine/events.go
index 325118825fce..e3287e22dd23 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/engine/events.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/engine/events.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (d *EngDeriver) OnEvent(ev event.Event) bool {
 			d.ec.SetSafeHead(x.Ref)
 			d.emitter.Emit(SafeDerivedEvent{Safe: x.Ref, DerivedFrom: x.DerivedFrom})
 			// Try to apply the forkchoice changes
-			d.emitter.Emit(TryUpdateEngineEvent{})
+			//d.emitter.Emit(TryUpdateEngineEvent{})
 		}
 	case PromoteFinalizedEvent:
 		if x.Ref.Number < d.ec.Finalized().Number {