diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index ad87837fa..1b78d0479 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -1605,9 +1605,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
   def blocks_user?(_, _), do: false
 
   def blocks_domain?(%User{} = user, %User{} = target) do
-    domain_blocks = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.subdomains_regex(user.domain_blocks)
     %{host: host} = URI.parse(target.ap_id)
-    Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.subdomain_match?(domain_blocks, host)
+    Enum.member?(user.domain_blocks, host)
+    # TODO: functionality should probably be changed such that subdomains block as well,
+    # but as it stands, this just hecks up the relationships endpoint
+    # domain_blocks = Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.subdomains_regex(user.domain_blocks)
+    # %{host: host} = URI.parse(target.ap_id)
+    # Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.subdomain_match?(domain_blocks, host)
   end
 
   def blocks_domain?(_, _), do: false
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index d067d6a92..5a0d77cab 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -1353,25 +1353,27 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       refute User.blocks?(user, collateral_user)
     end
 
-    test "blocks domain with wildcard for subdomain" do
-      user = insert(:user)
-
-      user_from_subdomain =
-        insert(:user, %{ap_id: "https://subdomain.awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"})
-
-      user_with_two_subdomains =
-        insert(:user, %{
-          ap_id: "https://subdomain.second_subdomain.awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"
-        })
-
-      user_domain = insert(:user, %{ap_id: "https://awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"})
-
-      {:ok, user} = User.block_domain(user, "awful-and-rude-instance.com")
-
-      assert User.blocks?(user, user_from_subdomain)
-      assert User.blocks?(user, user_with_two_subdomains)
-      assert User.blocks?(user, user_domain)
-    end
+    # This behaviour is not honoured by the timeline query
+    # re-add at a later date when UX is established
+    # test "blocks domain with wildcard for subdomain" do
+    #  user = insert(:user)
+    #
+    #  user_from_subdomain =
+    #    insert(:user, %{ap_id: "https://subdomain.awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"})
+    #
+    #  user_with_two_subdomains =
+    #    insert(:user, %{
+    #      ap_id: "https://subdomain.second_subdomain.awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"
+    #    })
+    #
+    #  user_domain = insert(:user, %{ap_id: "https://awful-and-rude-instance.com/user/bully"})
+    #
+    #  {:ok, user} = User.block_domain(user, "awful-and-rude-instance.com")
+    #
+    #  assert User.blocks?(user, user_from_subdomain)
+    #  assert User.blocks?(user, user_with_two_subdomains)
+    #  assert User.blocks?(user, user_domain)
+    # end
 
     test "unblocks domains" do
       user = insert(:user)