diff --git a/ScalpelCarver/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/scalpel/ScalpelCarverIngestModule.java b/ScalpelCarver/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/scalpel/ScalpelCarverIngestModule.java
index 0f1c109cd9..8b5ffbd195 100644
--- a/ScalpelCarver/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/scalpel/ScalpelCarverIngestModule.java
+++ b/ScalpelCarver/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/scalpel/ScalpelCarverIngestModule.java
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ public class ScalpelCarverIngestModule implements IngestModuleAbstractFile {
         return ProcessResult.OK;
     }
     
-    public static ScalpelCarverIngestModule getDefault() {
+    //disable auto-discovery
+    private static ScalpelCarverIngestModule getDefault() {
         if (instance == null) {
             synchronized (ScalpelCarverIngestModule.class) {
                 if (instance == null) {