diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/treesitter-rewrite.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/treesitter-rewrite.lua
index ef179d57..9a8bab95 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/treesitter-rewrite.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/treesitter-rewrite.lua
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ return {
   },
   {
     "RRethy/vim-illuminate",
+    optional = true,
     enabled = false,
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
index ad13247a..0789b09f 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ M.deprecated_extras = {
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.linting.nvim-lint"] = "`nvim-lint` is now the default **LazyVim** linter.",
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.ui.dashboard"] = "`dashboard.nvim` is now the default **LazyVim** starter.",
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.native_snippets"] = "Native snippets are now the default for **Neovim >= 0.10**",
+  ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.ui.treesitter-rewrite"] = "Disabled `treesitter-rewrite` extra for now. Not ready yet.",
 }
 
 M.deprecated_modules = {