diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
index 5b5248886f..e39f3c7792 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
@@ -476,8 +476,11 @@ backsql_process_filter( backsql_srch_info *bsi, Filter *f )
 		matching_rule = f->f_mr_rule;
 
 equality_match:;
+#if 0 /* always uppercase strings by now */
 		if ( SLAP_MR_ASSOCIATED( matching_rule,
-					bi->bi_caseIgnoreMatch ) ) {
+					bi->bi_caseIgnoreMatch ) )
+#endif
+		{
 			casefold = 1;
 		}