diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewer.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewer.contribution.ts
index e63a4df169..fd85f62c17 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewer.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewer.contribution.ts
@@ -12,16 +12,9 @@ import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { ServicesAccessor, IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IEditorService, ACTIVE_GROUP } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { isString } from 'vs/base/common/types';
-import { IViewContainersRegistry, ViewContainerLocation, Extensions as ViewExtensions, IViewsRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
-import { RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID, RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_ID } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/common/resourceViewer';
-import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
-import { Codicon } from 'vs/base/common/codicons';
-import { ResourceViewerViewlet } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewerViewlet';
-import { ResourceViewerView } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/browser/resourceViewerView';
-import { IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions, IWorkbenchContribution } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
+import { IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry, Extensions as WorkbenchExtensions } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/platform/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
 import { ResourceViewResourcesExtensionHandler } from 'sql/workbench/contrib/resourceViewer/common/resourceViewerViewExtensionPoint';
-import { IExtensionService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
 
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand({
 	id: 'resourceViewer.openResourceViewer',
@@ -48,40 +41,39 @@ Registry.as<IEditorRegistry>(EditorExtensions.Editors)
 
 Registry.as<IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry>(WorkbenchExtensions.Workbench).registerWorkbenchContribution(ResourceViewResourcesExtensionHandler, LifecyclePhase.Ready);
 
-class ResourceViewerContributor implements IWorkbenchContribution {
-	constructor(
-		@IExtensionService private readonly extensionService: IExtensionService
-	) {
-		void this.checkForArc();
-	}
+// TODO: chgagnon disabling until the resource viewer is feature complete
+// class ResourceViewerContributor implements IWorkbenchContribution {
+// 	constructor(
+// 		@IExtensionService private readonly extensionService: IExtensionService
+// 	) {
+// 		this.checkForArc();
+// 	}
 
-	private async checkForArc(): Promise<void> {
-		if (await this.extensionService.getExtension('Microsoft.arc')) {
-			registerResourceViewerContainer();
-		} else {
-			const disposable = this.extensionService.onDidChangeExtensions(async () => {
-				if (await this.extensionService.getExtension('Microsoft.arc')) {
-					registerResourceViewerContainer();
-					disposable.dispose();
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}
-}
+// 	private async checkForArc(): Promise<void> {
+// 		if (await this.extensionService.getExtension('Microsoft.arc')) {
+// 			registerResourceViewerContainer();
+// 		} else {
+// 			const disposable = this.extensionService.onDidChangeExtensions(async () => {
+// 				if (await this.extensionService.getExtension('Microsoft.arc')) {
+// 					registerResourceViewerContainer();
+// 					disposable.dispose();
+// 				}
+// 			});
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// }
 
-Registry.as<IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry>(WorkbenchExtensions.Workbench).registerWorkbenchContribution(ResourceViewerContributor, LifecyclePhase.Ready);
+// Registry.as<IWorkbenchContributionsRegistry>(WorkbenchExtensions.Workbench).registerWorkbenchContribution(ResourceViewerContributor, LifecyclePhase.Ready);
 
-function registerResourceViewerContainer() {
-	const viewContainer = Registry.as<IViewContainersRegistry>(ViewExtensions.ViewContainersRegistry).registerViewContainer({
-		id: RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID,
-		name: localize('resourceViewer', "Resource Viewer"),
-		ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(ResourceViewerViewlet),
-		icon: Codicon.database.classNames,
-		alwaysUseContainerInfo: true
-	}, ViewContainerLocation.Sidebar);
-	// registry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(OpenDebugViewletAction, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KEY_D }), 'View: Show Run and Debug', nls.localize('view', "View"));
+// function registerResourceViewerContainer() {
+// 	const viewContainer = Registry.as<IViewContainersRegistry>(ViewExtensions.ViewContainersRegistry).registerViewContainer({
+// 		id: RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID,
+// 		name: localize('resourceViewer', "Resource Viewer"),
+// 		ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(ResourceViewerViewlet),
+// 		icon: Codicon.database.classNames,
+// 		alwaysUseContainerInfo: true
+// 	}, ViewContainerLocation.Sidebar);
 
-	// Register default debug views
-	const viewsRegistry = Registry.as<IViewsRegistry>(ViewExtensions.ViewsRegistry);
-	viewsRegistry.registerViews([{ id: RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_ID, name: localize('resourceViewer', "Resource Viewer"), containerIcon: Codicon.database.classNames, ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(ResourceViewerView), canToggleVisibility: false, canMoveView: false }], viewContainer);
-}
+// 	const viewsRegistry = Registry.as<IViewsRegistry>(ViewExtensions.ViewsRegistry);
+// 	viewsRegistry.registerViews([{ id: RESOURCE_VIEWER_VIEW_ID, name: localize('resourceViewer', "Resource Viewer"), containerIcon: Codicon.database.classNames, ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(ResourceViewerView), canToggleVisibility: false, canMoveView: false }], viewContainer);
+// }