diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
index d20eef8d..eafd72d9 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Proxy/ProxyService.cs
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ namespace PluralKit.Bot
 
         private async Task<string> FixSameName(ulong channelId, MessageContext ctx, ProxyMember member)
         {
+            // TODO: this function's disabled due to extra database pressure, find a way to do it without requiring an extra connection
             var proxyName = member.ProxyName(ctx);
+            return proxyName;
 
             var lastMessage = _lastMessage.GetLastMessage(channelId)?.Previous;
             if (lastMessage == null)