diff --git a/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml b/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
index 0cb293200..3c45f0618 100644
--- a/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/network-operator/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # TODO: For test 36 
 nfd:
   # -- Deploy Node Feature Discovery operator.
-  enabled: true
+  enabled: false
   # -- Deploy Node Feature Rules to label the nodes with the discovered features.
   deployNodeFeatureRules: true