diff --git a/cron.yaml b/cron.yaml
index c097e5c6..e72999f4 100644
--- a/cron.yaml
+++ b/cron.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ cron:
   url: /r3m0v3r
   schedule: every 2 hours
 
-- description: orphan cleanup job
-  url: /r3m0v3rOrphans
-  schedule: every 4 hours
+# There's a bug in the Python 2.7 runtime that prevents this from
+# working properly.  In theory, there should never be orphans anyway.
+#- description: orphan cleanup job
+#  url: /r3m0v3rOrphans
+#  schedule: every 4 hours