diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 4f240c979a..54a32ed4c9 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -1329,8 +1329,11 @@ func (app *App) ProcessBlock(ctx sdk.Context, txs [][]byte, req BlockProcessRequ
 	midBlockEvents := app.MidBlock(ctx, req.GetHeight())
 	events = append(events, midBlockEvents...)
 
-	// run other txs
-	otherResults, ctx := app.BuildDependenciesAndRunTxs(ctx, txs)
+	// run other txs - this will run them synchronously without building a dag or executing concurrently
+	// TODO: re-enable this tx concurrency once dependencies have been declared properly and any potential
+	// nondeterminism with remediation flow has been fully investigated / resolved
+	// otherResults, ctx := app.BuildDependenciesAndRunTxs(ctx, txs)
+	otherResults := app.ProcessBlockSynchronous(ctx, txs)
 	txResults = append(txResults, otherResults...)
 
 	// Finalize all Bank Module Transfers here so that events are included