diff --git a/config/tool_shed.ini.sample b/config/tool_shed.ini.sample
index a747bd3e0b7..9d8e4338868 100644
--- a/config/tool_shed.ini.sample
+++ b/config/tool_shed.ini.sample
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ session_secret = changethisinproduction
 # you can generate search index and allow full text API searching over
 # the repositories and tools within the Tool Shed given that you specify
 # the following two config options.
-toolshed_search_on = True
-whoosh_index_dir = database/toolshed_whoosh_indexes
+#toolshed_search_on = True
+#whoosh_index_dir = database/toolshed_whoosh_indexes
 
 # -- Analytics