diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
index e45d589829..4eeba23057 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@
   tags:
   - mediawiki
 
-- name: linking serialized
-  file: dest=/srv/web/{{wikiname}}-wiki/serialized src=/usr/share/{{ wikiver }}/serialized state=link
-  tags:
-  - mediawiki
+#- name: linking serialized
+#  file: dest=/srv/web/{{wikiname}}-wiki/serialized src=/usr/share/{{ wikiver }}/serialized state=link
+#  tags:
+#  - mediawiki
 
 - name: linking skins
   file: dest=/srv/web/{{wikiname}}-wiki/skins src=/usr/share/{{ wikiver }}/skins state=link