diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryAwareMappingHttpMessageConverter.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryAwareMappingHttpMessageConverter.java
index ba13bb99e..bc8e3ae93 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryAwareMappingHttpMessageConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryAwareMappingHttpMessageConverter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class RepositoryAwareMappingHttpMessageConverter
   }
 
   @Override public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
-    mapper.registerModule(jacksonModule);
+    //mapper.registerModule(jacksonModule);
     for(Module m : modules) {
       mapper.registerModule(m);
     }