diff --git a/_data/settings/blog-posts.yml b/_data/settings/blog-posts.yml
index 8d47ba9c9a..364d0fae85 100644
--- a/_data/settings/blog-posts.yml
+++ b/_data/settings/blog-posts.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-show_custom_featured_post: true
+show_custom_featured_post: false
 custom_featured_post: 05356521-3474-4623-9668-ac04f29a8489