diff --git a/editor/editor_quick_open.h b/editor/editor_quick_open.h
index 86a419b53878b6..83cbbd7cacd841 100644
--- a/editor/editor_quick_open.h
+++ b/editor/editor_quick_open.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class EditorQuickOpen : public ConfirmationDialog {
 	Tree *search_options = nullptr;
 	StringName base_type;
 	bool allow_multi_select = false;
-	bool _load_resources = true;
+	bool _load_resources = false; // Prohibitively slow for now.
 
 	Vector<String> files;
 	OAHashMap<String, Ref<Texture2D>> icons;