diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
index 9d2b07a4712e7dc3fb81eb342d33cd86e0c6a7a2..4a79cd4eb2f899c5d1ba58198fbdf4faf70607da 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
 
         # make sure that every task has an activity (backward compatibility)
         # TODO: uncomment to enable SDC-1188 functionality
-        associate_task_with_activity(self)
+        # associate_task_with_activity(self)
 
         # remark:
         # a post_save signal is triggered by this save()
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
index 32cc150c77fbefa2920d668982e5165da92af3d0..0bf04ac48445beffac0de98df8ae183b9a90a399 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/services/signals.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def handle_post_save(sender, **kwargs):
     task = kwargs.get('instance')
 
     # TODO: uncomment to enable SDC-1188 functionality
-    update_activity(task)
+    # update_activity(task)
 
 
 def connect_signals():