diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/presentation/DaoPresentation.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/presentation/DaoPresentation.java
index d36efe3faa6..1ff32e07e19 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/presentation/DaoPresentation.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/presentation/DaoPresentation.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package bisq.desktop.main.presentation;
 
 import bisq.desktop.Navigation;
-import bisq.desktop.util.GUIUtil;
 
 import bisq.core.btc.wallet.BsqWalletService;
 import bisq.core.btc.wallet.BtcWalletService;
@@ -99,7 +98,9 @@ private void onUpdateAnyChainHeight() {
                 bsqInfo.set("");
                 if (daoFacade.isInConflictWithSeedNode() && !daoConflictWarningShown) {
                     daoConflictWarningShown = true;     // only warn max 1 time per session so as not to annoy
-                    GUIUtil.showDaoNeedsResyncPopup(navigation);
+                    // TODO: only temporarily removed for v1.8.2 to prevent showing false positives and will be
+                    //  re-enabled with the next release
+//                    GUIUtil.showDaoNeedsResyncPopup(navigation);
                 }
             } else {
                 bsqInfo.set(Res.get("mainView.footer.bsqInfo.synchronizing"));