diff --git a/lms/envs/dev.py b/lms/envs/dev.py
index bc5b621b32..8582c44318 100644
--- a/lms/envs/dev.py
+++ b/lms/envs/dev.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CACHE_TIMEOUT = 0
 SECRET_KEY = '85920908f28904ed733fe576320db18cabd7b6cd'
 
 ################################ LMS Migration #################################
-MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_LMS_MIGRATION'] = True
+MITX_FEATURES['ENABLE_LMS_MIGRATION'] = False
 MITX_FEATURES['ACCESS_REQUIRE_STAFF_FOR_COURSE'] = False   # require that user be in the staff_* group to be able to enroll
 
 LMS_MIGRATION_ALLOWED_IPS = ['127.0.0.1']