diff --git a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodController.java b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodController.java
index 5ef7caa75..6e89bd7cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodController.java
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ public HttpResponse<Response<ProgramBreedingMethodEntity>> updateProgramBreeding
     }
 
     @Put("programs/{programId}/breeding-methods/enable")
-    @ProgramSecured(roles = {ProgramSecuredRole.BREEDER})
+// BI-1779 - Removing the ability to choose predefined methods for a program until we make the germplasm import template dynamically generated
+//    @ProgramSecured(roles = {ProgramSecuredRole.BREEDER})
+    @Secured(SecurityRule.DENY_ALL)
     public HttpResponse enableSystemBreedingMethods(@PathVariable UUID programId, @Body List<UUID> systemBreedingMethodIds) throws ApiException, BadRequestException {
         log.debug("enabling system breeding methods for program: "+programId);
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodControllerIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodControllerIntegrationTest.java
index ed84a3fa2..0cf098c04 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodControllerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/breedinginsight/api/v1/controller/BreedingMethodControllerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public void fetchMethodsForNewProgram() {
                                                                           .collect(Collectors.toList())));
     }
 
+    @Disabled //BI-1779 - Removing the ability to choose predefined methods for a program until we make the germplasm import template dynamically generated
     @Test
     public void enableSystemMethods() {
         Program program = createProgram("enableProgramBM", "EBM", "ENBM");
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ public void tryDeleteProgramMethodInUse() throws ApiException {
         assertThat(programMethods.stream().map(ProgramBreedingMethodEntity::getId).collect(Collectors.toList()), hasItem(createdMethod.getId()));
     }
 
+    @Disabled //BI-1779 - Removing the ability to choose predefined methods for a program until we make the germplasm import template dynamically generated
     @Test
     public void tryDisableSystemMethodInUse() {
         Program program = createProgram("tryDeleteSystemBM", "TDSBM", "TRDSBM");