diff --git a/test/test_config_api.py b/test/test_config_api.py
index d8c1ea4..babd42e 100644
--- a/test/test_config_api.py
+++ b/test/test_config_api.py
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ def test_str():
     c = Config(descr)
     print c # does not crash
 
-def test_dir():
-    descr = make_description()
-    c = Config(descr)
-    print dir(c)
+#def test_dir():
+#    descr = make_description()
+#    c = Config(descr)
+#    print dir(c)
 
 def test_make_dict():
     "serialization of the whole config to a dict"
diff --git a/tiramisu/config.py b/tiramisu/config.py
index 8c76a36..bb814b1 100644
--- a/tiramisu/config.py
+++ b/tiramisu/config.py
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ class Config(object):
         
         return self._cfgimpl_values[name]
                 
-    def __dir__(self):
-        #from_type = dir(type(self))
-        from_dict = list(self.__dict__)
-        extras = list(self._cfgimpl_values)
-        return sorted(set(extras + from_dict))
+#    def __dir__(self):
+#        #from_type = dir(type(self))
+#        from_dict = list(self.__dict__)
+#        extras = list(self._cfgimpl_values)
+#        return sorted(set(extras + from_dict))
 
     def unwrap_from_name(self, name):
         # didn't have to stoop so low: `self.get()` must be the proper method