diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 543efc7ae11..bc134fa8379 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ menuconfig ZMK_BLE
     select BT_SMP_APP_PAIRING_ACCEPT
     select BT_PERIPHERAL
     select BT_DIS
-    select BT_BAS
     select BT_SETTINGS
     select SETTINGS
 
diff --git a/app/src/battery.c b/app/src/battery.c
index 540f7c3eab0..38e21fd200f 100644
--- a/app/src/battery.c
+++ b/app/src/battery.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int zmk_battery_update(const struct device *battery) {
     if (last_state_of_charge != state_of_charge.val1) {
         last_state_of_charge = state_of_charge.val1;
 
+        /*
         LOG_DBG("Setting BAS GATT battery level to %d.", last_state_of_charge);
 
         rc = bt_bas_set_battery_level(last_state_of_charge);
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ static int zmk_battery_update(const struct device *battery) {
             LOG_WRN("Failed to set BAS GATT battery level (err %d)", rc);
             return rc;
         }
+        */
 
         rc = ZMK_EVENT_RAISE(new_zmk_battery_state_changed(
             (struct zmk_battery_state_changed){.state_of_charge = last_state_of_charge}));