diff --git a/qt/scientific_interfaces/EnggDiffraction/EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI.cpp b/qt/scientific_interfaces/EnggDiffraction/EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI.cpp
index 5e40dce20f710c52fcfb8147426b87cb2984e47d..7dac4bbd337bca6b6e896b7c3f7cfbb55059f785 100644
--- a/qt/scientific_interfaces/EnggDiffraction/EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI.cpp
+++ b/qt/scientific_interfaces/EnggDiffraction/EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ namespace MantidQt {
 namespace CustomInterfaces {
 
 // Add this class to the list of specialised dialogs in this namespace
-DECLARE_SUBWINDOW(EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI)
+// Temporarily disabled to prevent freezing when opening the file dialog.
+// DECLARE_SUBWINDOW(EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI)
 
 const double EnggDiffractionViewQtGUI::g_defaultRebinWidth = -0.0005;