diff --git a/core/translate/optimizer/mod.rs b/core/translate/optimizer/mod.rs
index 99e5e07cb..71c156687 100644
--- a/core/translate/optimizer/mod.rs
+++ b/core/translate/optimizer/mod.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn optimize_select_plan(plan: &mut SelectPlan, schema: &Schema) -> Result<()
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn optimize_delete_plan(plan: &mut DeletePlan, schema: &Schema) -> Result<()> {
+fn optimize_delete_plan(plan: &mut DeletePlan, _schema: &Schema) -> Result<()> {
     rewrite_exprs_delete(plan)?;
     if let ConstantConditionEliminationResult::ImpossibleCondition =
         eliminate_constant_conditions(&mut plan.where_clause)?
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ fn optimize_delete_plan(plan: &mut DeletePlan, schema: &Schema) -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let _ = optimize_table_access(
-        &mut plan.table_references,
-        &schema.indexes,
-        &mut plan.where_clause,
-        &mut plan.order_by,
-        &mut None,
-    )?;
+    // FIXME: don't use indexes for delete right now because it's buggy. See for example:
+    // https://github.com/tursodatabase/limbo/issues/1714
+    // let _ = optimize_table_access(
+    //     &mut plan.table_references,
+    //     &schema.indexes,
+    //     &mut plan.where_clause,
+    //     &mut plan.order_by,
+    //     &mut None,
+    // )?;
 
     Ok(())
 }