diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/ez/Makefile b/keyboards/ergodox/ez/Makefile
index 9b6121e2c..1098332b8 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/ez/Makefile
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/ez/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE = no  # Breathing sleep LED during USB suspend
 COMMAND_ENABLE   = no  # Commands for debug and configuration
 RGBLIGHT_ENABLE ?= yes
-MIDI_ENABLE ?= yes
+MIDI_ENABLE ?= no
 
 ifndef MAKEFILE_INCLUDED
 	include ../../../Makefile
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/ez/rules.mk b/keyboards/ergodox/ez/rules.mk
index 893cfa7a8..64b2db815 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/ez/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/ez/rules.mk
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ OPT_DEFS += -DBOOTLOADER_SIZE=512
 #
 
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE = no
-API_SYSEX_ENABLE ?= yes
+API_SYSEX_ENABLE ?= no
 RGBLIGHT_ENABLE ?= yes
 
 ifndef QUANTUM_DIR