diff --git a/src/oaklib/utilities/lexical/lexical_indexer.py b/src/oaklib/utilities/lexical/lexical_indexer.py
index e85952a43..a039e3664 100644
--- a/src/oaklib/utilities/lexical/lexical_indexer.py
+++ b/src/oaklib/utilities/lexical/lexical_indexer.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def create_lexical_index(
         steps = [
             LexicalTransformation(TransformationType.CaseNormalization),
             LexicalTransformation(TransformationType.WhitespaceNormalization),
-            LexicalTransformation(TransformationType.WordOrderNormalization),
+            # LexicalTransformation(TransformationType.WordOrderNormalization),
         ]
         if synonym_rules:
             steps.append(