diff --git a/src/pyuvdata/uvdata/ms.py b/src/pyuvdata/uvdata/ms.py
index 33c9349da..849f666fc 100644
--- a/src/pyuvdata/uvdata/ms.py
+++ b/src/pyuvdata/uvdata/ms.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def write_ms(
         ms_utils.write_ms_field(filepath, uvobj=self)
         ms_utils.write_ms_history(filepath, uvobj=self)
         ms_utils.write_ms_observation(filepath, uvobj=self)
-        ms_utils.write_ms_pointing(filepath, uvobj=self)
+        # ms_utils.write_ms_pointing(filepath, uvobj=self)
         ms_utils.write_ms_polarization(filepath, pol_order=pol_order, uvobj=self)
         ms_utils.write_ms_source(filepath, uvobj=self)
         ms_utils.write_ms_spectral_window(filepath, uvobj=self)