diff --git a/mod/feedback/edit.php b/mod/feedback/edit.php
index 6aaf783105f..ca5293ae34e 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/edit.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/edit.php
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@ if(isset($create_template_formdata->savetemplate) && $create_template_formdata->
     {
         $savereturn = 'notsaved_name';
     }else {
-        if(has_capability('mod/feedback:createpublictemplate', $context)) {
-            $create_template_formdata->ispublic = isset($create_template_formdata->ispublic) ? 1 : 0;
-        }else {
+        //public templates are currently deaktivated
+        // if(has_capability('mod/feedback:createpublictemplate', $context)) {
+            // $create_template_formdata->ispublic = isset($create_template_formdata->ispublic) ? 1 : 0;
+        // }else {
             $create_template_formdata->ispublic = 0;
-        }
+        // }
         if(!feedback_save_as_template($feedback, $create_template_formdata->templatename, $create_template_formdata->ispublic))
         {
             $savereturn = 'failed';
diff --git a/mod/feedback/edit_form.php b/mod/feedback/edit_form.php
index ab5b84c7648..b5f4714d0ee 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/edit_form.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/edit_form.php
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ class feedback_edit_create_template_form extends moodleform {
 
         $elementgroup[] =& $mform->createElement('static', 'templatenamelabel', get_string('name', 'feedback'));
         $elementgroup[] =& $mform->createElement('text', 'templatename', get_string('name', 'feedback'), array('size'=>'40', 'maxlength'=>'200'));
-        if(has_capability('mod/feedback:createpublictemplate', $this->feedbackdata->context)) {
-            $elementgroup[] =& $mform->createElement('checkbox', 'ispublic', get_string('public', 'feedback'), get_string('public', 'feedback'));
-        }
+        
+        //public templates are currently deactivated
+        // if(has_capability('mod/feedback:createpublictemplate', $this->feedbackdata->context)) {
+            // $elementgroup[] =& $mform->createElement('checkbox', 'ispublic', get_string('public', 'feedback'), get_string('public', 'feedback'));
+        // }
 
         // buttons
         $elementgroup[] =& $mform->createElement('submit', 'create_template', get_string('save_as_new_template', 'feedback'));