diff --git a/prosody.cfg.lua.dist b/prosody.cfg.lua.dist
index c0627091e..8e12f9222 100644
--- a/prosody.cfg.lua.dist
+++ b/prosody.cfg.lua.dist
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Host "*"
 	modules_enabled = {
 			-- Generally required
 				"roster"; -- Allow users to have a roster. Recommended ;)
-				"presence"; -- See and broadcast status changes to/from contacts
 				"saslauth"; -- Authentication for clients and servers. Recommended if you want to log in.
 				"tls"; -- Add support for secure TLS on c2s/s2s connections
 				"dialback"; -- s2s dialback support