diff --git a/plugins/tiles/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/request/velocity/render/VelocityRendererBuilder.java b/plugins/tiles/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/request/velocity/render/VelocityRendererBuilder.java
index 6f028ea01..2990161b8 100644
--- a/plugins/tiles/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/request/velocity/render/VelocityRendererBuilder.java
+++ b/plugins/tiles/src/main/java/org/apache/tiles/request/velocity/render/VelocityRendererBuilder.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public final class VelocityRendererBuilder {
      * @return The Velocity renderer.
      */
     public VelocityRenderer build() {
-        VelocityView velocityView = new VelocityView(new ApplicationContextJeeConfig(applicationContext, params));
-        return new VelocityRenderer(velocityView);
+       // VelocityView velocityView = new VelocityView(new ApplicationContextJeeConfig(applicationContext, params));
+        return null; //new VelocityRenderer(velocityView);
     }
 }