diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 87a7daea0b..9346d9f16d 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false, $notify = false, $dontcache = fa
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+/*
 	// If there is no guid then take the same guid that was taken before for the same uri
 	if ((trim($arr['guid']) == "") AND (trim($arr['uri']) != "")) {
 		logger('item_store: checking for an existing guid for uri '.$arr['uri'], LOGGER_DEBUG);
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false, $notify = false, $dontcache = fa
 			logger('item_store: found guid '.$arr['guid'].' for plink '.$arr['plink'], LOGGER_DEBUG);
 		}
 	}
-
+*/
 	// Shouldn't happen but we want to make absolutely sure it doesn't leak from a plugin.
 	// Deactivated, since the bbcode parser can handle with it - and it destroys posts with some smileys that contain "<"
 	//if((strpos($arr['body'],'<') !== false) || (strpos($arr['body'],'>') !== false))