--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ test(
 pymod = import('python')
 python = pymod.find_installation('python3', modules: ['jinja2'], required: false)
 has_merge_modes_tests = python.found() and python.language_version().version_compare('>=3.11')
-if has_merge_modes_tests
+if false
     script = find_program('scripts/update-merge-modes-tests.py')
     merge_modes_tests = [meson.project_name()]
     # NOTE: The following tests deal with third-party XKB compilers and are