diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
index 34020a9efd2..0ee6afae01e 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/citeproc.js
@@ -23748,9 +23748,10 @@ CSL.Registry.NameReg = function (state) {
         }
         
         // A hack. Safe if the name object is used only here, for disambiguation purposes.
-        if (state.opt["demote-non-dropping-particle"] === "never" && nameobj["non-dropping-particle"] && nameobj["family"]) {
+        // TEMP: Disabled due to https://github.com/Juris-M/citeproc-js/issues/179
+        /*if (state.opt["demote-non-dropping-particle"] === "never" && nameobj["non-dropping-particle"] && nameobj["family"]) {
             nameobj["family"] = nameobj["non-dropping-particle"] + " " + nameobj["family"];
-        }
+        }*/
         
         //CSL.debug("INS");
         set_keys(this.state, "" + item_id, nameobj);