diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverController.php
index d8e4e7f21..ae262c6d3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverController.php
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ class DiscoverController extends Controller
 
     public function profilesDirectoryApi(Request $request)
     {
+      return ['error' => 'Temporarily unavailable.'];
+
       $this->validate($request, [
         'page' => 'integer|max:10'
       ]);
 
-      return ['error' => 'Temporarily unavailable.'];
-
       $page = $request->input('page') ?? 1;
       $key = 'discover:profiles:page:' . $page;
       $ttl = now()->addHours(12);
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ class DiscoverController extends Controller
 
     public function trendingHashtags(Request $request)
     {
+      return [];
+      
       $res = StatusHashtag::select('hashtag_id', \DB::raw('count(*) as total'))
         ->groupBy('hashtag_id')
         ->orderBy('total','desc')
@@ -234,6 +236,8 @@ class DiscoverController extends Controller
 
     public function trendingPlaces(Request $request)
     {
+      return [];
+
       $res = Status::select('place_id',DB::raw('count(place_id) as total'))
         ->whereNotNull('place_id')
         ->where('created_at','>',now()->subDays(14))
@@ -250,6 +254,6 @@ class DiscoverController extends Controller
           ];
         });
 
-      return $res;
+      return [];
     }
 }