diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
index 493d14d415..93ae3584c7 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/blade-router.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ in
             }];
             prefix_limit.v4 = 0;
             prefix_limit.v6 = 0;
-            is_route_collector = true;
+            is_route_collector = false;  # don't make people sad.
           };
         };
         peering.linx = linx // {