diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/PagerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/PagerActivity.java
index 1c9703108c..381cd782fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/PagerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/ui/PagerActivity.java
@@ -707,11 +707,11 @@ public void onResume() {
             shouldReconnect = false;
           }));
     }
-
-    if (highlightedSura > 0 && highlightedAyah > 0) {
-      handler.postDelayed(() ->
-          highlightAyah(highlightedSura, highlightedAyah, false, HighlightType.SELECTION), 750);
-    }
+    // commented out to disable unnecessary scrolling  at resume
+    // if (highlightedSura > 0 && highlightedAyah > 0) {
+    //   handler.postDelayed(() ->
+    //       highlightAyah(highlightedSura, highlightedAyah, false, HighlightType.SELECTION), 750);
+    // }
 
     updateNavigationBar(quranSettings.isNightMode());
   }