diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/lib/src/lsp/server_capabilities_computer.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/lib/src/lsp/server_capabilities_computer.dart
index 658d9b1..97c8de4 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/lib/src/lsp/server_capabilities_computer.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/lib/src/lsp/server_capabilities_computer.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 import 'package:analysis_server/src/lsp/lsp_analysis_server.dart';
 import 'package:analysis_server/src/lsp/semantic_tokens/legend.dart';
 
+/// Semantic tokens temporarily disabled due to a race condition.
+const enableSemanticTokens = false;
+
 /// Helper for reading client dynamic registrations which may be ommitted by the
 /// client.
 class ClientDynamicRegistrations {
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
     Method.workspace_willRenameFiles,
     // Sematic tokens are all registered under a single "method" as the
     // actual methods are controlled by the server capabilities.
-    CustomMethods.semanticTokenDynamicRegistration,
+    if (enableSemanticTokens) CustomMethods.semanticTokenDynamicRegistration,
   ];
   final ClientCapabilities _capabilities;
 
@@ -233,17 +236,18 @@
               FoldingRangeRegistrationOptions>.t1(
               true,
             ),
-      semanticTokensProvider: dynamicRegistrations.semanticTokens
-          ? null
-          : Either2<SemanticTokensOptions,
-              SemanticTokensRegistrationOptions>.t1(
-              SemanticTokensOptions(
-                legend: semanticTokenLegend.lspLegend,
-                full: Either2<bool, SemanticTokensOptionsFull>.t2(
-                  SemanticTokensOptionsFull(delta: false),
+      semanticTokensProvider:
+          dynamicRegistrations.semanticTokens || !enableSemanticTokens
+              ? null
+              : Either2<SemanticTokensOptions,
+                  SemanticTokensRegistrationOptions>.t1(
+                  SemanticTokensOptions(
+                    legend: semanticTokenLegend.lspLegend,
+                    full: Either2<bool, SemanticTokensOptionsFull>.t2(
+                      SemanticTokensOptionsFull(delta: false),
+                    ),
+                  ),
                 ),
-              ),
-            ),
       executeCommandProvider: ExecuteCommandOptions(
         commands: Commands.serverSupportedCommands,
         workDoneProgress: true,
@@ -446,7 +450,7 @@
       Method.workspace_didChangeConfiguration,
     );
     register(
-      dynamicRegistrations.semanticTokens,
+      dynamicRegistrations.semanticTokens && enableSemanticTokens,
       CustomMethods.semanticTokenDynamicRegistration,
       SemanticTokensRegistrationOptions(
         documentSelector: fullySupportedTypes,
diff --git a/pkg/analysis_server/test/lsp/initialization_test.dart b/pkg/analysis_server/test/lsp/initialization_test.dart
index ce2263f..fad9377 100644
--- a/pkg/analysis_server/test/lsp/initialization_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analysis_server/test/lsp/initialization_test.dart
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
     expect(initResult.capabilities.foldingRangeProvider, isNotNull);
     expect(initResult.capabilities.workspace.fileOperations.willRename,
         equals(ServerCapabilitiesComputer.fileOperationRegistrationOptions));
-    expect(initResult.capabilities.semanticTokensProvider, isNotNull);
+    expect(initResult.capabilities.semanticTokensProvider,
+        enableSemanticTokens ? isNotNull : isNull);
 
     expect(didGetRegisterCapabilityRequest, isFalse);
   }
diff --git a/tools/VERSION b/tools/VERSION
index f214593..2eefe21 100644
--- a/tools/VERSION
+++ b/tools/VERSION
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 MAJOR 2
 MINOR 12
 PATCH 0
-PRERELEASE 168
+PRERELEASE 169
 PRERELEASE_PATCH 0
\ No newline at end of file