diff --git a/commands/levels.js b/commands/levels.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ce6ad43..0000000
--- a/commands/levels.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-const Revolt = require('revolt.js');
-const { client, logger, config } = require('..');
-const { levels, levelups } = require('../util/levels');
-
-module.exports.meta = {
-    name: 'levels',
-    aliases: [],
-    description: 'Enable or disable XP.'
-}
-
-/**
- *
- * @param { Revolt.Message } message
- * @param { string[] } args
- */
-module.exports.run = async (message, args) => new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-    return client.channels.sendMessage(message.channel, 'It is currently not possible to disable leveling.'); // to-do: make it possible
-    switch(args[0]?.toLowerCase()) {
-        case 'on':
-        case 'enable':
-        case 'undie':
-
-        break;
-        case 'off':
-        case 'disable':
-        case 'die':
-        case 'stfu':
-
-        break;
-        default:
-            client.channels.sendMessage(message.channel, 'Valid options: `enable`, `disable`');
-    }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commands/rank.js b/commands/rank.js
index 81aeeb5..011a22d 100644
--- a/commands/rank.js
+++ b/commands/rank.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ module.exports.run = async (message, args) => new Promise(async (resolve, reject
             `${target ? `${target.username} doesn't` : `You don't`} have any XP yet. Check back later!`);
 
     const response = `${target ? `${target.username} is` : 'You are'} level **${level}** with **${xp}** XP. `
-        + `XP required for level up: **${levelups.find(l => l > xp) - xp}**.`;
+        + `XP required for level up: **${levelups.find(l => l > xp) - xp}**.\n`
+        + (process.env.DISABLE_LEVELS ? '**Warning:** You can\'t currently gain XP on this instance.' : '');
 
     client.channels.sendMessage(message.channel, response)
         .catch(console.warn);
diff --git a/util/levels.js b/util/levels.js
index 8552e5e..b0dfeeb 100644
--- a/util/levels.js
+++ b/util/levels.js
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ const { client, logger, config, db } = require('..');
 const levels = new Enmap({ name: "levels" });
 let cooldowns = {}
 
+if (process.env.DISABLE_LEVELS) logger.info('DISABLE_LEVELS is set, users won\'t be able to gain XP.');
+
 client.on('message', async message => {
+    if (process.env.DISABLE_LEVELS) return;
+
     if (message.author === client.user._id) return;
     try {
         if (db.blacklist.get(message.author)?.blacklisted) return;