diff --git a/top/firmware/hdl/emp_payload.vhd b/top/firmware/hdl/emp_payload.vhd
index 68d7fe6234f324906c70cfdedd5bb923dd230c14..cb8df5499d01de5c3d079d6cce8574ecd1634fc4 100644
--- a/top/firmware/hdl/emp_payload.vhd
+++ b/top/firmware/hdl/emp_payload.vhd
@@ -273,22 +273,22 @@ begin
     -- L1 Data Aggregator
     --==============================--
 
-    --==============================--
-    L1DataAggregator : entity work.L1DataAggregator
-    --==============================--
-    port map (
-        --- Input Ports ---
-        clk_p   => clk_p,
-        daq_in  => daq_data,
-        empty   => daq_empty,
-        --- Output Ports ---
-        read    => daq_read,
-        --- IPBus Ports ---
-        clk     => clk,
-        rst     => rst,
-        ipb_in  => ipb_to_slaves(N_SLV_BE_DAQ),
-        ipb_out => ipb_from_slaves(N_SLV_BE_DAQ)
-    );
+    -- --==============================--
+    -- L1DataAggregator : entity work.L1DataAggregator
+    -- --==============================--
+    -- port map (
+    --     --- Input Ports ---
+    --     clk_p   => clk_p,
+    --     daq_in  => daq_data,
+    --     empty   => daq_empty,
+    --     --- Output Ports ---
+    --     read    => daq_read,
+    --     --- IPBus Ports ---
+    --     clk     => clk,
+    --     rst     => rst,
+    --     ipb_in  => ipb_to_slaves(N_SLV_BE_DAQ),
+    --     ipb_out => ipb_from_slaves(N_SLV_BE_DAQ)
+    -- );
 
     --==============================--
     pRouteStubsToOutput : process (clk_p) is