Module Disable Groups¶

Modules that can be disabled together as a unit. Ordered from "disable today, zero risk" to "needs decoupling first."

Tier 1: Disable Today — Zero External Blockers¶

These modules have no external dependencies. Disable via bin/magento module:disable with no impact on the rest of the system.

Group: SendFriend (2 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_SendFriend Magento_SendFriendGraphQl

"Email to a friend" — legacy social sharing. Nobody uses this.

Group: Swagger (3 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Swagger Magento_SwaggerWebapi Magento_SwaggerWebapiAsync

API documentation UI at /swagger. Never expose on production.

Group: LoginAsCustomer (10 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable \
  Magento_LoginAsCustomer Magento_LoginAsCustomerAdminUi \
  Magento_LoginAsCustomerApi Magento_LoginAsCustomerAssistance \
  Magento_LoginAsCustomerFrontendUi Magento_LoginAsCustomerGraphQl \
  Magento_LoginAsCustomerLog Magento_LoginAsCustomerPageCache \
  Magento_LoginAsCustomerQuote Magento_LoginAsCustomerSales

Admin "login as customer" feature. Note: Persistent has 1 plugin on LoginAsCustomerApi — it's safely ignored when LAC is disabled (DI skips plugins on non-existent classes).

Group: Weee / FPT (2 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Weee Magento_WeeeGraphQl

Fixed Product Tax. Zero inbound coupling. Most stores outside US/EU don't need it.

Group: Marketplace (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Marketplace

Admin "Magento Marketplace" page. Zero coupling.

Group: ReleaseNotification (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_ReleaseNotification

"What's new" admin popup. Note: AdminAnalytics has 1 import — make param nullable or disable AdminAnalytics too.

Group: ApplicationPerformanceMonitor (2 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_ApplicationPerformanceMonitor Magento_ApplicationPerformanceMonitorNewRelic

APM profiling. Zero coupling.

Group: Stomp (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Stomp

STOMP protocol MQ transport. Zero coupling.

Group: MysqlMq (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_MysqlMq

MySQL queue fallback. Zero coupling. Only if RabbitMQ (Amqp) is configured.

Group: SwatchesLayeredNavigation (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_SwatchesLayeredNavigation

Empty module — literally just registration.php. No code.

Tier 2: Disable Today — Minor Side Effects¶

These can be disabled but some admin features degrade gracefully.

Group: MediaGallery + MediaContent (24 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable \
  Magento_MediaGallery Magento_MediaGalleryApi \
  Magento_MediaGalleryUi Magento_MediaGalleryUiApi \
  Magento_MediaGalleryCatalog Magento_MediaGalleryCatalogIntegration \
  Magento_MediaGalleryCatalogUi Magento_MediaGalleryCmsUi \
  Magento_MediaGalleryIntegration Magento_MediaGalleryMetadata \
  Magento_MediaGalleryMetadataApi Magento_MediaGalleryRenditions \
  Magento_MediaGalleryRenditionsApi Magento_MediaGallerySynchronization \
  Magento_MediaGallerySynchronizationApi Magento_MediaGallerySynchronizationMetadata \
  Magento_MediaContent Magento_MediaContentApi \
  Magento_MediaContentCatalog Magento_MediaContentCms \
  Magento_MediaContentSynchronization Magento_MediaContentSynchronizationApi \
  Magento_MediaContentSynchronizationCatalog Magento_MediaContentSynchronizationCms

Side effect: Admin falls back to legacy WYSIWYG media browser. No "Used In" tracking. No EXIF metadata. Product image upload still works (MediaStorage stays). Blocker if using RemoteStorage (S3): RemoteStorage depends on media-gallery-metadata and media-gallery-synchronization. Keep those 2 if using S3.

Group: NewRelicReporting (3 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable \
  Magento_NewRelicReporting Magento_ApplicationPerformanceMonitorNewRelic Magento_GraphQlNewRelic

All New Relic integration. Only if you don't use New Relic.

Group: Analytics (7 modules)¶

bin/magento module:disable \
  Magento_Analytics Magento_AdminAnalytics \
  Magento_CatalogAnalytics Magento_CustomerAnalytics \
  Magento_QuoteAnalytics Magento_ReviewAnalytics \
  Magento_SalesAnalytics Magento_WishlistAnalytics

Adobe Commerce analytics reporting. Side effect: No analytics data sent to Adobe.

Group: Persistent (1 module)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Persistent

Persistent shopping cart (remembers cart across sessions). Zero inbound coupling. Most stores use full-page cache which conflicts with persistent sessions anyway.

Tier 3: Disable After Decoupling¶

These need the fixes documented in our decoupling reports before they can be cleanly disabled.

# After decoupling (see docs/decoupling/newsletter.md)
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Newsletter Magento_NewsletterGraphQl

Current blockers: Customer (11 imports), CustomerGraphQl (3 imports), Review (1 inherited import) Fix needed: Move newsletter UI from Customer to Newsletter module. Then disable freely.

Group: Review (3 modules)¶

# After decoupling (see docs/decoupling/review.md)
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Review Magento_ReviewAnalytics Magento_ReviewGraphQl

Current blocker: Reports (2 collections extend Review classes, 10 controllers, 4 blocks) Fix needed: Move review reports from Reports to Review module. Then Catalog's DefaultProvider returns empty string — no stars shown.

Group: Wishlist (3 modules)¶

# After decoupling (see docs/decoupling/wishlist.md)
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Wishlist Magento_WishlistAnalytics Magento_WishlistGraphQl

Current blockers: Customer (5 admin controllers), Sales (ObjectManager refs), Catalog/CatalogWidget (template helper calls), GroupedProduct (1 plugin), Reports (event observers) Fix needed: Move admin UI to Wishlist, replace template helpers with child blocks.

Group: Multishipping (1 module)¶

# After decoupling (see docs/decoupling/msrp_multishipping_mysqlmq.md)
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Multishipping

Current blockers: GiftMessage (2 plugins), SalesRule (1 plugin) Fix needed: Move 3 plugins from GiftMessage/SalesRule into Multishipping.

Group: MSRP (3 modules)¶

# After decoupling (see docs/decoupling/msrp_multishipping_mysqlmq.md)
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Msrp Magento_MsrpConfigurableProduct Magento_MsrpGroupedProduct

Current blockers: Catalog (FinalPriceBox), Checkout (DefaultItem), GroupedProduct (Grouped.php) Fix needed: Refactor MSRP logic into plugins provided by Msrp module.

Tier 1b: Previously Unscanned — Also Zero Inbound Coupling¶

All verified: zero external modules depend on these. Disable freely.

Group: Google Tracking (3 modules, 20 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_GoogleAdwords Magento_GoogleAnalytics Magento_GoogleGtag Magento_GoogleOptimizer

Google tracking pixels. Most stores use GTM or external scripts instead.

Group: Contact / Rss / Robots (3 modules, 32 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Contact Magento_Rss Magento_Robots

Contact form, RSS feeds, robots.txt generator. Often replaced by CMS or custom solutions.

Group: Backup (1 module, 27 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Backup

Database/media backup via admin. Everyone uses proper backup tools instead.

Group: InstantPurchase (1 module, 41 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_InstantPurchase

One-click purchase for stored-card customers. Rarely used.

Group: ProductAlert (1 module, 35 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_ProductAlert

"Notify me when price drops / back in stock" emails. Note: Catalog has a composer require on it, but no PHP imports — likely a phantom dep that can be removed.

Group: ProductVideo (1 module, 15 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_ProductVideo

YouTube/Vimeo video on product pages.

Group: CheckoutAgreements (1 module, 30 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_CheckoutAgreements

"Terms and conditions" checkbox at checkout.

Group: AdminNotification (1 module, 41 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_AdminNotification

Admin notification bar (security alerts, updates).

Group: AdvancedSearch (1 module, 29 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_AdvancedSearch

Advanced search form page. Most stores rely on catalog search + layered navigation.

Group: OrderCancellation (3 modules, 28 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_OrderCancellation Magento_OrderCancellationGraphQl Magento_OrderCancellationUi

Customer self-service order cancellation. New feature, not all stores enable.

bin/magento module:disable Magento_Cookie Magento_Csp

Cookie consent notice and Content Security Policy headers. Caution: CSP may be required for security compliance. Only disable if handled externally.

Group: CardinalCommerce (1 module, 10 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_CardinalCommerce

3D Secure authentication for credit cards. Only if not using 3DS.

Group: CurrencySymbol (1 module, 15 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_CurrencySymbol

Custom currency symbol override in admin.

Group: SampleData (1 module, 8 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_SampleData

Sample data installation framework. Never needed on production.

Group: AsyncConfig (1 module, 8 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_AsyncConfig

Async config save via message queue. Only useful for large multi-store configs.

Group: Import/Export Extensions (4 modules, 36 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable \
  Magento_BundleImportExport Magento_GroupedImportExport \
  Magento_CustomerImportExport Magento_TaxImportExport

Product type-specific and entity-specific import/export. Only if you don't import these entity types.

Group: Search Engine (pick one, disable the rest)¶

# If using OpenSearch:
bin/magento module:disable Magento_Elasticsearch8
# If using Elasticsearch 8:
bin/magento module:disable Magento_OpenSearch

Group: AwsS3 / RemoteStorage (2 modules, 37 files)¶

# Only if NOT using S3/remote storage:
bin/magento module:disable Magento_AwsS3 Magento_RemoteStorage

Group: PaypalCaptcha (1 module, 3 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_PaypalCaptcha

Captcha on Paypal checkout. Only needed if using Paypal + captcha.

Group: WebapiAsync (1 module, 18 files)¶

bin/magento module:disable Magento_WebapiAsync

Async REST/SOAP API endpoints. Only if you don't use async webapi.

Not Scanned — Core Infrastructure (Cannot Remove)¶

These 27 modules are foundational. Every Magento install needs them:

Module	Files	Role
Authorization	20	ACL
Backend	345	Admin panel framework
Captcha	40	CAPTCHA framework (disable only if using external CAPTCHA)
CatalogUrlRewrite	76	Product/category URL rewrites
CmsUrlRewrite	8	CMS page URL rewrites
Config	187	System configuration
Deploy	67	Static content deployment
Developer	37	Developer mode, profiler hints
Directory	96	Countries, regions, currencies
Eav	177	Entity-Attribute-Value framework
Email	48	Transactional email framework
EncryptionKey	14	Encryption key management
ImportExport	102	Import/export framework
Indexer	60	Indexer framework
Integration	111	OAuth/REST integrations
JwtFrameworkAdapter	19	JWT token handling
JwtUserToken	21	JWT user auth tokens
LayeredNavigation	12	Layered navigation framework
PageCache	48	Full page cache (Varnish/built-in)
Quote	254	Shopping cart/quote
RequireJs	3	RequireJS config generation
Rule	23	Rule engine framework (used by SalesRule, CatalogRule)
Search	87	Search framework
Security	37	Admin security (password, 2FA prep)
Store	144	Multi-store/website/storeview
Theme	177	Theme framework
Translation	23	i18n translation
Ui	180	UI components framework
UrlRewrite	43	URL rewrite engine
User	66	Admin users
Variable	22	Custom variables
Version	2	Version info
Webapi	44	REST/SOAP API framework
WebapiSecurity	3	API rate limiting
Widget	64	Widget framework
CacheInvalidate	5	Cache invalidation (Varnish PURGE)

Quick Reference: Total Removable¶

Tier	Modules	Files (approx)	Effort
Tier 1 (today, zero risk)	48	~400	Zero
Tier 1b (today, newly verified)	26	~440	Zero
Tier 2 (today, minor side effects)	35	~350	Zero
Tier 3 (after decoupling)	12	~280	Medium
Total	~121	~1,470

That's roughly 121 modules and 1,470 PHP files that can be removed from a typical Magento installation. Core infrastructure is ~35 modules. Everything else is optional features.