diff --git a/src/config/config-set.ts b/src/config/config-set.ts
index 10b4fe8dda..0d03f69cf1 100644
--- a/src/config/config-set.ts
+++ b/src/config/config-set.ts
@@ -349,23 +349,23 @@ export class ConfigSet {
     }
   }
 
-  private static loadConfig(base: BabelConfig): BabelConfig {
-    // loadPartialConfig is from babel 7+, and OptionManager is backward compatible but deprecated 6 API
-    const { OptionManager, loadPartialConfig, version } = importer.babelCore(ImportReasons.BabelJest)
-    // cwd is only supported from babel >= 7
-    if (version && semver.satisfies(version, '>=6 <7')) {
-      delete base.cwd
-    }
-    // call babel to load options
-    if (typeof loadPartialConfig === 'function') {
-      const partialConfig = loadPartialConfig(base)
-      if (partialConfig) {
-        return partialConfig.options as BabelConfig
-      }
-    }
-
-    return new OptionManager().init(base) as BabelConfig
-  }
+  // private static loadConfig(base: BabelConfig): BabelConfig {
+  //   // loadPartialConfig is from babel 7+, and OptionManager is backward compatible but deprecated 6 API
+  //   const { OptionManager, loadPartialConfig, version } = importer.babelCore(ImportReasons.BabelJest)
+  //   // cwd is only supported from babel >= 7
+  //   if (version && semver.satisfies(version, '>=6 <7')) {
+  //     delete base.cwd
+  //   }
+  //   // call babel to load options
+  //   if (typeof loadPartialConfig === 'function') {
+  //     const partialConfig = loadPartialConfig(base)
+  //     if (partialConfig) {
+  //       return partialConfig.options as BabelConfig
+  //     }
+  //   }
+  //
+  //   return new OptionManager().init(base) as BabelConfig
+  // }
 
   @Memoize()
   get babel(): BabelConfig | undefined {