diff --git a/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml b/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
index 618b7d4124a190198e8e4a290a3850568337486f..ff4da3fe1b400e51dda363f912bc863a4a8cb1dc 100644
--- a/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
+++ b/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
       </layer>
     </detector>
 
+    <!--
     <detector
       id="GEMTrackerEndcapN_ID"
       name="GEMTrackerEndcapN"
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@
           nmodules="12" dz="0 * mm" module="GEMSupportModule2" />
       </layer>
     </detector>
+    -->
 
   </detectors>