diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index 8296a0e1a..b3f538434 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -1312,13 +1312,13 @@ void Mqtt::add_ha_sections_to_doc(const char *   name,
 
     const char * tpl_draft = "{{'online' if %s else 'offline'}}";
 
-    // EMS-ESP status check
     char tpl[150];
-    snprintf(tpl, sizeof(tpl), "%s/status", Mqtt::base().c_str());
-    avty_json["t"] = tpl;
-    snprintf(tpl, sizeof(tpl), tpl_draft, "value == 'online'");
-    avty_json["val_tpl"] = tpl;
-    avty.add(avty_json); // returns 0 if no mem
+    // EMS-ESP status check
+    // snprintf(tpl, sizeof(tpl), "%s/status", Mqtt::base().c_str());
+    // avty_json["t"] = tpl;
+    // snprintf(tpl, sizeof(tpl), tpl_draft, "value == 'online'");
+    // avty_json["val_tpl"] = tpl;
+    // avty.add(avty_json); // returns 0 if no mem
 
     // skip conditional Jinja2 templates if not home assistant
     if (discovery_type() == discoveryType::HOMEASSISTANT) {