diff --git a/next-sitemap.config.js b/next-sitemap.config.js
index de0b9219c..ff528d2e1 100644
--- a/next-sitemap.config.js
+++ b/next-sitemap.config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const sitemapConfig = {
   // relative paths to exclude
   exclude: [],
 
-  generateRobotsTxt: true, // (optional)
+  generateRobotsTxt: false, // (optional)
 
   // todo: migrate to server side sitemap to include last edited date from content for lastmod
   // will need to update static-path-resources to optionally include that field when requested