diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/account_by_username_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/account_by_username_controller.rb
index 63a34353..a681a0d8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/account_by_username_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/account_by_username_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-class Api::V1::AccountByUsernameController < EmptyController
+class Api::V1::AccountByUsernameController < API::BaseController
   before_action :set_account
   before_action :check_account_suspension
   before_action :check_account_local
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb
index 9346f9e3..93ad337b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Api::V1::Timelines::HomeController < Api::BaseController
   end
 
   def regeneration_in_progress?
-    Redis.current.exists?("account:#{current_account.id}:regeneration")
+    false
+    # Redis.current.exists?("account:#{current_account.id}:regeneration")
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
index 4ce457e3..dbf156ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/preferences_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Settings::PreferencesController < Settings::BaseController
 
   def update
     user_settings.update(user_settings_params.to_h)
-    current_user.force_regeneration!
+    # current_user.force_regeneration!
 
     if current_user.update(user_params)
       I18n.locale = current_user.locale
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0bb4784f..64ab183e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def challenge
-    # 
+    #
   end
 
   def password_required?
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def force_regeneration!
-    Redis.current.set("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", true)
+    # Redis.current.set("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", true)
   end
 
   protected
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   private
 
   def set_approved
-    self.approved = open_registrations?  
+    self.approved = open_registrations?
   end
 
   def external?
@@ -283,9 +283,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def regenerate_feed!
-    return unless Redis.current.setnx("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", true)
-    Redis.current.expire("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", 1.day.seconds)
-    RegenerationWorker.perform_async(account_id)
+    # return unless Redis.current.setnx("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", true)
+    # Redis.current.expire("account:#{account_id}:regeneration", 1.day.seconds)
+    # RegenerationWorker.perform_async(account_id)
+    return
   end
 
   def needs_feed_update?
diff --git a/app/services/precompute_feed_service.rb b/app/services/precompute_feed_service.rb
index 076dedac..0d8a083b 100644
--- a/app/services/precompute_feed_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/precompute_feed_service.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 class PrecomputeFeedService < BaseService
   def call(account)
-    FeedManager.instance.populate_feed(account)
+    # FeedManager.instance.populate_feed(account)
   ensure
-    Redis.current.del("account:#{account.id}:regeneration")
+    # Redis.current.del("account:#{account.id}:regeneration")
   end
 end