diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index 20b8def4a..8710946f4 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     it: Italian/qwerty
     iw: Hebrew/hebrew        # "he" is official language code of Hebrew.
     ka: Georgian/georgian
-    kk: Kazakh/east_slavic
+    (kk: Kazakh/east_slavic) # disabled temporarily. waiting for strnig resources.
     ky: Kyrgyz/east_slavic
     lt: Lithuanian/qwerty
     lv: Latvian/qwerty
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=georgian"
     />
+    <!--
     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
             android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
             android:subtypeId="0x2d73d2f6"
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=east_slavic"
     />
+    -->
     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
             android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
             android:subtypeId="0x2e391c04"