diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
index 33e8368a68..d17e8b0e2b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/nav/nav.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class Nav implements PublicNav {
   componentWillLoad() {
     this.routes = Array.from(this.element.querySelectorAll('ion-route'))
       .map(child => child.getRoute());
-    this.useRouter = this.config.getBoolean('useRouter', false);
+    this.useRouter = false; // this.config.getBoolean('useRouter', false);
   }
 
   componentDidLoad() {