diff --git a/arch-config/.doom.d/config.el b/arch-config/.doom.d/config.el
index 2381540c..7f54c7cf 100644
--- a/arch-config/.doom.d/config.el
+++ b/arch-config/.doom.d/config.el
@@ -85,13 +85,3 @@
 ;; work around emacs hanging when opening any python requirements.txt file
 ;; see issue https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/issues/5998
 (advice-add #'pip-requirements-fetch-packages :override #'ignore)
-
-;; enable crystalline lsp for crystal-mode
-(with-eval-after-load 'lsp-mode
-  (add-to-list 'lsp-language-id-configuration
-               '(crystal-mode . "crystal"))
-  (lsp-register-client
-  (make-lsp-client :new-connection (lsp-stdio-connection '("crystalline"))
-                   :activation-fn (lsp-activate-on "crystal")
-                   :priority '1
-                   :server-id 'crystalline)))
diff --git a/arch-config/.doom.d/init.el b/arch-config/.doom.d/init.el
index d938a58a..4838a91c 100644
--- a/arch-config/.doom.d/init.el
+++ b/arch-config/.doom.d/init.el
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
        ;;clojure           ; java with a lisp
        ;;common-lisp       ; if you've seen one lisp, you've seen them all
        ;;coq               ; proofs-as-programs
-       (crystal +lsp)           ; ruby at the speed of c
+       ;(crystal +lsp)           ; ruby at the speed of c
        ;;csharp            ; unity, .NET, and mono shenanigans
        ;;data              ; config/data formats
        ;;(dart +flutter)   ; paint ui and not much else