diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
index 3dfb9b8f137..2d537422daf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditordocument.cpp
@@ -728,10 +728,11 @@ void QmlJSEditorDocumentPrivate::setSourcesWithCapabilities(
         setSemanticWarningSource(QmllsStatus::Source::Qmlls);
     else
         setSemanticWarningSource(QmllsStatus::Source::EmbeddedCodeModel);
-    if (cap.semanticTokensProvider())
-        setSemanticHighlightSource(QmllsStatus::Source::Qmlls);
-    else
-        setSemanticHighlightSource(QmllsStatus::Source::EmbeddedCodeModel);
+    // TODO: uncomment when qmlls semantic tokens reach a stable state
+    // if (cap.semanticTokensProvider())
+    //     setSemanticHighlightSource(QmllsStatus::Source::Qmlls);
+    // else
+    setSemanticHighlightSource(QmllsStatus::Source::EmbeddedCodeModel);
 }
 
 static Utils::FilePath qmllsForFile(const Utils::FilePath &file,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
index 6ec46774f30..9fe50a5af7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmllsclient.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ QmllsClient *QmllsClient::clientForQmlls(const FilePath &qmlls)
 QmllsClient::QmllsClient(StdIOClientInterface *interface)
     : Client(interface)
 {
+    LanguageServerProtocol::Unregistration unregister;
+    unregister.setMethod("textDocument/semanticTokens");
+    unregister.setId({});
+    dynamicCapabilities().unregisterCapability({unregister});
 }
 
 QmllsClient::~QmllsClient()