diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c6866e6106..0a18768388 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2006-05-22  Christian Stimming  <stimming@tuhh.de>
 
+	* src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c: Deactivate the "Close
+	Books" menu item because that feature is unfinished as well.
+
 	* src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c: Hide the "Export account
 	chart as QSF" as well. Not ready for 2.0.0 due to e.g. bug#341559.
 
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c
index 5d329078af..4825c8d26d 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-basic-commands.c
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ static void gnc_main_window_cmd_edit_tax_options (GtkAction *action, GncMainWind
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_mortgage_loan (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_scheduled_transaction_editor (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_since_last_run (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
+#ifdef BOOK_CLOSING_WORKS
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_close_books (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
+#endif
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_tools_financial_calculator (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_tools_find_transactions (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
 static void gnc_main_window_cmd_tools_price_editor (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data);
@@ -148,9 +150,11 @@ static GtkActionEntry gnc_plugin_actions [] = {
   { "ActionsMortgageLoanAction", NULL, N_("_Mortgage & Loan Repayment..."), NULL,
     N_("Setup scheduled transactions for repayment of a loan"),
     G_CALLBACK (gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_mortgage_loan) },
+#ifdef BOOK_CLOSING_WORKS
   { "ActionsCloseBooksAction", NULL, N_("Close _Books"), NULL,
     N_("Archive old data using accounting periods"),
     G_CALLBACK (gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_close_books) },
+#endif
 
   /* Tools menu */
 
@@ -468,11 +472,13 @@ gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_mortgage_loan (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActio
   gnc_ui_sx_loan_druid_create ();
 }
 
+#ifdef BOOK_CLOSING_WORKS
 static void
 gnc_main_window_cmd_actions_close_books (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data)
 {
   gnc_acct_period_dialog();
 }
+#endif
 
 static void
 gnc_main_window_cmd_tools_price_editor (GtkAction *action, GncMainWindowActionData *data)
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-basic-commands-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-basic-commands-ui.xml
index 680a3cbcf4..e47bfa19af 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-basic-commands-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-basic-commands-ui.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           <menuitem name="ActionsSinceLastRun" action="ActionsSinceLastRunAction"/>
           <menuitem name="ActionsMortgageLoan" action="ActionsMortgageLoanAction"/>
         </menu>
-        <menuitem name="ActionsCloseBooks" action="ActionsCloseBooksAction"/>
+        <!-- menuitem name="ActionsCloseBooks" action="ActionsCloseBooksAction"/ -->
       </placeholder>
     </menu>