diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d84954d4..63da596d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake-modules/doxygen_common.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake-modules/az_version.cmake)
 
 # sub-projects
-add_subdirectory(sdk/core/performance-stress)
+# add_subdirectory(sdk/core/performance-stress)
 add_subdirectory(sdk/core/azure-core)
 if(BUILD_CURL_TRANSPORT)
     add_subdirectory(sdk/core/azure-core/test/e2e) # will work only if BUILD_CURL_TRANSPORT=ON