diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e4d31492a4..38c009b3cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ endif()
 
 include(cmake/extra_modules.cmake)
 add_subdirectory(docs)
-add_subdirectory(tools)
+# add_subdirectory(tools)
 add_subdirectory(scripts)
 add_subdirectory(licensing)