diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 1f43d3c..3edc54b 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -90,17 +90,6 @@ protectedRooms:
 # Manually add these rooms to the protected rooms list if you want them protected.
 protectAllJoinedRooms: false
 
-# An optional server for the Synapse Mjolnir plugin to connect to. This is
-# recommended if you're running the Synapse module in a worker environment,
-# particularly if you're running a federation reader.
-#
-# It is not recommended to expose this to the wider internet. Connections
-# are over TCP only.
-banListServer:
-  enabled: false
-  bind: "0.0.0.0"
-  port: 5186
-
 # Misc options for command handling and commands
 commands:
   # If true, Mjolnir will respond to commands like !help and !ban instead of
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 69fcd8b..fe2fe9a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import BanList from "./models/BanList";
 import { Mjolnir } from "./Mjolnir";
 import { logMessage } from "./LogProxy";
 import { MembershipEvent } from "matrix-bot-sdk/lib/models/events/MembershipEvent";
-import { BanListServer } from "./server/BanListServer";
 import * as htmlEscape from "escape-html";
 
 config.RUNTIME = {client: null};
@@ -112,10 +111,10 @@ LogService.info("index", "Starting bot...");
 
     const bot = new Mjolnir(client, protectedRooms, banLists);
 
-    if (config.banListServer && config.banListServer.enabled) {
-        const server = new BanListServer(bot);
-        await server.start();
-    }
+    // if (config.banListServer && config.banListServer.enabled) {
+    //     const server = new BanListServer(bot);
+    //     await server.start();
+    // }
 
     await bot.start();
 })();