diff --git a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/dataheap.py b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/dataheap.py
index 45077ebd7c1..4fb62a4a7ee 100644
--- a/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/dataheap.py
+++ b/mythtv/bindings/python/MythTV/dataheap.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def exportMetadata(self):
             if role=='Writer': role = 'Author'
             metadata.people.append(OrdDict((('name',name), ('job',role))))
 
-        for arttype in ['coverart', 'fanart', 'banner']:
+#        for arttype in ['coverart', 'fanart', 'banner']:
 #            art = getattr(self.artwork, arttype)
 #            if art:
 #                metadata.images.append(OrdDict((('type',arttype), ('filename',art))))