diff --git a/python/intellij.python.ml.features/resources/intellij.python.ml.features.xml b/python/intellij.python.ml.features/resources/intellij.python.ml.features.xml
index dfa7fa90cf0c..42240ed72736 100644
--- a/python/intellij.python.ml.features/resources/intellij.python.ml.features.xml
+++ b/python/intellij.python.ml.features/resources/intellij.python.ml.features.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
     <statistics.counterUsagesCollector implementationClass="com.intellij.python.ml.features.imports.PyCharmImportsRankingLogs"/>
     <registryKey
       key="quickfix.ranking.ml"
-      defaultValue="[IN_EXPERIMENT*|ENABLED|DISABLED]"
+      defaultValue="[DISABLED*]"
       description="Enable ML ranking in quick fix for missing imports"/>
-    <postStartupActivity implementation="com.intellij.python.ml.features.imports.QuickfixRankingModelLoading"/>
     <applicationService serviceInterface="com.jetbrains.python.codeInsight.imports.ImportChooser"
                         serviceImplementation="com.intellij.python.ml.features.imports.PyMLImportChooser" overrides="true"/>
   </extensions>
diff --git a/python/intellij.python.ml.features/src/com/intellij/python/ml/features/imports/mlModel.kt b/python/intellij.python.ml.features/src/com/intellij/python/ml/features/imports/mlModel.kt
index 516d13fbbecc..a3bfa6af092c 100644
--- a/python/intellij.python.ml.features/src/com/intellij/python/ml/features/imports/mlModel.kt
+++ b/python/intellij.python.ml.features/src/com/intellij/python/ml/features/imports/mlModel.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 package com.intellij.python.ml.features.imports
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
-import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
-import com.intellij.openapi.startup.ProjectActivity
 import com.jetbrains.ml.api.feature.Feature
 import com.jetbrains.ml.api.feature.FeatureDeclaration
 import com.jetbrains.ml.api.feature.FeatureFilter
@@ -13,7 +10,6 @@ import com.jetbrains.ml.api.model.MLModel
 import com.jetbrains.ml.api.model.MLModelLoader
 import com.jetbrains.ml.models.PythonImportsRankingModelHolder
 import com.jetbrains.ml.tools.model.MLModelLoaders
-import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.thisLogger
 import com.jetbrains.ml.tools.model.ModelDistributionReaders
 import com.jetbrains.ml.tools.model.catboost.CatBoostDistributionFormat
 import com.jetbrains.ml.tools.model.suspendable.MLModelSuspendableService
@@ -29,17 +25,6 @@ class ImportsRankingModelService : MLModelSuspendableService<MLModel<Double>, Do
   ))
 )
 
-private class QuickfixRankingModelLoading : ProjectActivity {
-  override suspend fun execute(project: Project) {
-    if (!service<FinalImportRankingStatusService>().shouldLoadModel) return
-    try {
-      service<ImportsRankingModelService>().loadModel()
-    } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
-      thisLogger().error("Failed to load python imports ranking model", e)
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 private class MissingTypingFeaturesLoader(private val baseLoader: MLModelLoader<MLModel<Double>, Double>) : MLModelLoader<MLModel<Double>, Double> {
 
   override fun loadModel(executor: ExecutorService, parameters: Map<String, Any>?): CompletableFuture<MLModel<Double>> {