diff --git a/casanovo/utils.py b/casanovo/utils.py
index aa0b1c64..406e6874 100644
--- a/casanovo/utils.py
+++ b/casanovo/utils.py
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ def n_workers() -> int:
     int
         The number of workers.
     """
+    # FIXME: remove multiprocessing Linux deadlock issue workaround when
+    # deadlock issue is resolved.
+    return 0
+
     # Windows or MacOS: no multiprocessing.
-    # FIXME: remove multi-threading issue workaround.
-    if platform.system() in ["Windows", "Darwin"] or True:
+    if platform.system() in ["Windows", "Darwin"]:
         logger.warning(
             "Dataloader multiprocessing is currently not supported on Windows "
             "or MacOS; using only a single thread."
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_unit.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_unit.py
index d5458d84..2a701703 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_unit.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_unit.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def test_version():
     assert casanovo.__version__ is not None
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skipping due to Linux deadlock issue")
 def test_n_workers(monkeypatch):
     """Check that n_workers is correct without a GPU."""
     monkeypatch.setattr("torch.cuda.is_available", lambda: False)