diff --git a/beets/metadata_plugins.py b/beets/metadata_plugins.py
index 6a75d0f79..0372790af 100644
--- a/beets/metadata_plugins.py
+++ b/beets/metadata_plugins.py
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ class MetadataSourcePlugin(BeetsPlugin, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             if not artist_id:
                 artist_id = artist[id_key]
             name = artist[name_key]
-            # Strip disambiguation number.
-            name = re.sub(r" \(\d+\)$", "", name)
             # Move articles to the front.
             name = re.sub(r"^(.*?), (a|an|the)$", r"\2 \1", name, flags=re.I)
             # Use a join keyword if requested and available.
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 8a35569c9..4ff7b7088 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Bug fixes:
 For packagers:
 
 Other changes:
-
+- :class:`beets.metadata_plugin.MetadataSourcePlugin`: Remove discogs specific disambiguation stripping 
 - :doc:`plugins/index`: Clarify that musicbrainz must be mentioned if plugin
   list modified :bug:`6020`
 - :doc:`/faq`: Add check for musicbrainz plugin if auto-tagger can't find a