diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/JmeApp.java b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/JmeApp.java
index 2ef548813..fc8f09877 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/jme/JmeApp.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/jme/JmeApp.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public class JmeApp
      */
     protected boolean displayStatistics ()
     {
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**