diff --git a/system/hardware/hardwared.py b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
index dd036927..899495eb 100755
--- a/system/hardware/hardwared.py
+++ b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def hardware_thread(end_event, hw_queue) -> None:
     set_offroad_alert_if_changed("Offroad_TemperatureTooHigh", show_alert, extra_text=extra_text)
 
     # TODO: this should move to TICI.initialize_hardware, but we currently can't import params there
-    if TICI:
+    if False:
       if not os.path.isfile("/persist/comma/living-in-the-moment"):
         if not Path("/data/media").is_mount():
           set_offroad_alert_if_changed("Offroad_StorageMissing", True)