diff --git a/static/js/utils/form.js b/static/js/utils/form.js
index 54c3a430f..4c77f8621 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/form.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/form.js
@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@
     return init();
   };
 
-  formUtilities.push({
-    name: REACTIVE_SUBMIT_BUTTON_UTIL_NAME,
-    selector: REACTIVE_SUBMIT_BUTTON_UTIL_SELECTOR,
-    setup: reactiveSubmitButtonUtil,
-  });
+  // skipping reactiveButtonUtil (for now)
+  // the button did not properly re-enable after filling out a form for some safari users.
+  // if maybe in the future there is going to be a proper way of (asynchronously) and
+  // meaningfully validating forms this can be re-activated by commenting in the next few lines
+  // formUtilities.push({
+  //   name: REACTIVE_SUBMIT_BUTTON_UTIL_NAME,
+  //   selector: REACTIVE_SUBMIT_BUTTON_UTIL_SELECTOR,
+  //   setup: reactiveSubmitButtonUtil,
+  // });
 
   /**
    *