diff --git a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
index 3f4eafb3147..103312d7736 100644
--- a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -680,11 +680,13 @@
       <artifactId>jetty-proxy</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+<!--
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-overlay-deployer</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-jaas</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5456315c53e..ffe31bfc0e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
     <!-- modules that need fixed and added back, or simply dropped and not maintained
     <module>jetty-rhttp</module>
     -->
-    <module>jetty-overlay-deployer</module>
+    <!--<module>jetty-overlay-deployer</module>-->
   </modules>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>