diff --git a/app/parsers/bulkrax/mets_xml_parser.rb b/app/parsers/bulkrax/mets_xml_parser.rb
index f61a4ea6d..514786b7d 100644
--- a/app/parsers/bulkrax/mets_xml_parser.rb
+++ b/app/parsers/bulkrax/mets_xml_parser.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+# @todo update for bulkrax 5+, where XML import isn't fully supported; currently broken
 module Bulkrax
   class MetsXmlParser < ApplicationParser
     def entry_class
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ def create_collections; end
     # @todo not yet supported
     def import_fields; end
 
+    # @todo not yet supported
+    def file_set_entry_class; end
+
     def valid_import?
       raise StandardError, 'No metadata files found' if metadata_paths.blank?
       raise StandardError, 'No records found' if records.blank?
diff --git a/config/initializers/bulkrax.rb b/config/initializers/bulkrax.rb
index 499cf738c..1ea818569 100644
--- a/config/initializers/bulkrax.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/bulkrax.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 
   # Add local parsers
   config.parsers += [
-    { name: 'METS XML', class_name: 'Bulkrax::MetsXmlParser', partial: 'mets_xml_fields' },
+    # @todo drop or fix -- currently broken, retaining at PO request
+    { name: 'METS XML (currently broken)', class_name: 'Bulkrax::MetsXmlParser', partial: 'mets_xml_fields' },
+    { name: 'XML (currently broken)', class_name: 'Bulkrax::XmlParser', partial: 'xml_fields' },
   ]
 
+  # remove incomplete XML parser
+  config.parsers.reject! { |parser| parser[:name] == 'XML' }
+
   # Field to use during import to identify if the Work or Collection already exists.
   # Default is 'source'.
   # config.system_identifier_field = 'source'