diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
index b092d613ae..d71546fc8e 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
@@ -2417,7 +2417,8 @@ class AnalyticsBouncerTest(BouncerTestCase):
             logger.warning("Dummy warning")
             send_server_data_to_push_bouncer(consider_usage_statistics=False)
         remote_realm_for_deleted_realm = RemoteRealm.objects.get(uuid=deleted_realm_uuid)
-        self.assertEqual(remote_realm_for_deleted_realm.registration_deactivated, True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(remote_realm_for_deleted_realm.registration_deactivated, False)
         self.assertEqual(remote_realm_for_deleted_realm.realm_locally_deleted, True)
         self.assertEqual(analytics_logger.output, ["WARNING:zulip.analytics:Dummy warning"])
 
diff --git a/zilencer/views.py b/zilencer/views.py
index c045568e9c..17728f5ded 100644
--- a/zilencer/views.py
+++ b/zilencer/views.py
@@ -801,8 +801,11 @@ def update_remote_realm_data_for_server(
         if not remote_realm.realm_locally_deleted:
             # Otherwise we already knew about this, so nothing to do.
             remote_realm.realm_locally_deleted = True
-            remote_realm.registration_deactivated = True
 
+            ## Temporarily disabled deactivating the registration for
+            ## locally deleted realms pending further work on how to
+            ## handle test upgrades to 8.0.
+            # remote_realm.registration_deactivated = True
             remote_realm_audit_logs.append(
                 RemoteRealmAuditLog(
                     server=server,