diff --git a/channels/chan_h323.c b/channels/chan_h323.c
index f0261c9ca9..7304b4b28a 100755
--- a/channels/chan_h323.c
+++ b/channels/chan_h323.c
@@ -1648,9 +1648,11 @@ int reload(void)
 	delete_aliases();
 	prune_peers();
 
+#if 0
 	if (strlen(gatekeeper)) {
 		h323_gk_urq();
 	}
+#endif
 
 	reload_config();