diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 4978e9b6a..9cf098317 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ engines:
     base_url : 'https://startpage.com/'
     search_url : 'https://startpage.com/do/search'
 
-  - name : ixquick
-    engine : startpage
-    base_url : 'https://www.ixquick.com/'
-    search_url : 'https://www.ixquick.com/do/search'
+# +30% page load time
+#  - name : ixquick
+#    engine : startpage
+#    base_url : 'https://www.ixquick.com/'
+#    search_url : 'https://www.ixquick.com/do/search'
 
   - name : twitter
     engine : twitter