diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
index a10f1b26d..fd43d65b0 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
@@ -206,9 +206,11 @@ class Controls:
     # TODO: make tici threshold the same
     if self.sm['deviceState'].memoryUsagePercent > (90 if TICI else 65) and not SIMULATION:
       self.events.add(EventName.lowMemory)
-    cpus = list(self.sm['deviceState'].cpuUsagePercent)[:(-1 if EON else None)]
-    if max(cpus, default=0) > 95 and not SIMULATION:
-      self.events.add(EventName.highCpuUsage)
+
+    # TODO: enable this once loggerd CPU usage is more reasonable
+    #cpus = list(self.sm['deviceState'].cpuUsagePercent)[:(-1 if EON else None)]
+    #if max(cpus, default=0) > 95 and not SIMULATION:
+    #  self.events.add(EventName.highCpuUsage)
 
     # Alert if fan isn't spinning for 5 seconds
     if self.sm['peripheralState'].pandaType in [PandaType.uno, PandaType.dos]: