diff --git a/src/components/Applause/index.js b/src/components/Applause/index.js
index eb6d8d19b..0b9fb94eb 100644
--- a/src/components/Applause/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Applause/index.js
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ function ApplauseButton() {
 
   if (customFields.recaptchaApiKey && ExecutionEnvironment.canUseDOM) {
     app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
-    appCheck = initializeAppCheck(app, {
-      provider: new ReCaptchaEnterpriseProvider(customFields.recaptchaApiKey),
-      isTokenAutoRefreshEnabled: true,
-    });
+    // appCheck = initializeAppCheck(app, {
+    //   provider: new ReCaptchaEnterpriseProvider(customFields.recaptchaApiKey),
+    //   isTokenAutoRefreshEnabled: true,
+    // });
     db = getFirestore(app);
     docRef = doc(db, COLLECTION_ID, docId);
   }