diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index acbe7b735a3b..622ac7b5644e 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
     'debug_toolbar.panels.sql.SQLPanel',
     'debug_toolbar.panels.signals.SignalsPanel',
     'debug_toolbar.panels.logging.LoggingPanel',
-    'debug_toolbar_mongo.panel.MongoDebugPanel',
+
+    # Appsembler: MongoDebugPanel has been intentionally disabled by maxi@appsembler.com
+    # since it was breaking the mongo connections. Probably it's because we
+    # upgraded pymongo and DjangoDebugToolbar is some versions behind.
+
     # ProfilingPanel has been intentionally removed for default devstack.py
     # runtimes for performance reasons. If you wish to re-enable it in your
     # local development environment, please create a new settings file