diff --git a/kubejs/startup_scripts/firmalife/constants.js b/kubejs/startup_scripts/firmalife/constants.js
index 3dd72a6f7..5253ef8d1 100644
--- a/kubejs/startup_scripts/firmalife/constants.js
+++ b/kubejs/startup_scripts/firmalife/constants.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ global.FIRMALIFE_DISABLED_ITEMS = [
     'firmalife:copper_pipe',
     'firmalife:oxidized_copper_pipe',
     'firmalife:irrigation_tank',
+
+    // disabled so people use tongs instead
+    'firmalife:peel'
 ];
 
 global.FIRMALIFE_HIDED_ITEMS = [