diff --git a/nix/nixos-module/container/bird.nix b/nix/nixos-module/container/bird.nix
index 2bec482..009a222 100644
--- a/nix/nixos-module/container/bird.nix
+++ b/nix/nixos-module/container/bird.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ in
                   then ''
                     interface "${net}" {
                       authentication cryptographic;
-                      password "${config.site.net.${net}.ospf.secret}";
+                      # TODO: enable when all bird 1.x have shut down
+                      #password "${config.site.net.${net}.ospf.secret}";
                     };
                   ''
                   else builtins.concatStringsSep "\n" (