diff --git a/config/nginx.sample.conf b/config/nginx.sample.conf
index 7e193f948..83da2e882 100644
--- a/config/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/config/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ server {
   location / {
     root /home/discourse/discourse/public;
 
-    location ~ \.(jpe?g|png|gif)$ {
-      valid_referers none blocked mysite.com *.mysite.com;
-      if ($invalid_referer) {
-        return 403;
-      }
-    }
+    ## optional image anti-hotlinking rules
+    #location ~ \.(jpe?g|png|gif)$ {
+    #  valid_referers none blocked mysite.com *.mysite.com;
+    #  if ($invalid_referer) {
+    #    return 403;
+    #  }
+    #}
 
     location ~ ^/t\/[0-9]+\/[0-9]+\/avatar {
       expires 1d;