diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
index 0846b12f4..eceece258 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
@@ -663,18 +663,19 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
   }, [source, reload]);
 
   // Load IMA3 SDK for aniview
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const script = document.createElement('script');
-    script.src = `https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3.js`;
-    script.async = true;
-    // $FlowFixMe
-    document.body.appendChild(script);
-
-    return () => {
-      // $FlowFixMe
-      document.body.removeChild(script);
-    };
-  });
+  // disabled for now
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   const script = document.createElement('script');
+  //   script.src = `https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3.js`;
+  //   script.async = true;
+  //   // $FlowFixMe
+  //   document.body.appendChild(script);
+  //
+  //   return () => {
+  //     // $FlowFixMe
+  //     document.body.removeChild(script);
+  //   };
+  // });
 
   return (
     // $FlowFixMe