diff --git a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
index 648f6ac5349..b1940605e0d 100644
--- a/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wms/qgswmsprovider.cpp
@@ -2043,6 +2043,7 @@ QString QgsWmsProvider::metadata()
     myMetadataQString += "</td></tr>";
 
     // Layer Coordinate Reference Systems
+    /* MH: disable this as it causes performance problems if the server supports many CRS (e.g. QGIS mapserver)
     for ( int j = 0; j < layersSupported[i].crs.size(); j++ )
     {
       myMetadataQString += "<tr><td bgcolor=\"gray\">";
@@ -2051,7 +2052,7 @@ QString QgsWmsProvider::metadata()
       myMetadataQString += "<td bgcolor=\"gray\">";
       myMetadataQString += layersSupported[i].crs[j];
       myMetadataQString += "</td></tr>";
-    }
+    }*/
 
     // Layer Styles
     for ( int j = 0; j < layersSupported[i].style.size(); j++ )