diff --git a/includes/Hooks/ParserHooks.php b/includes/Hooks/ParserHooks.php
index 102f4c871..bcd54defa 100644
--- a/includes/Hooks/ParserHooks.php
+++ b/includes/Hooks/ParserHooks.php
@@ -86,9 +86,14 @@ class ParserHooks implements
 	 * @inheritDoc
 	 */
 	public function onParserOutputPostCacheTransform( $parserOutput, &$text, &$options ): void {
+		// TEMPORARY for wikitech visualdiff testing: Pin this to false so we
+		// always render reply links (for anon users as well) to match current
+		// behavior which also lets us run a truer visual diff with DT.
+		//
 		// NOTE: This is a temporary proxy for 'isPreview' flag in ParserOptions.
 		// It is not clear whether 'editsectionEditLinks' is disabled only for previews.
-		$isPreview = empty( $options['enableSectionEditLinks'] );
+		// $isPreview = empty( $options['enableSectionEditLinks'] );
+		$isPreview = false;
 
 		// We want to run this hook only on Parsoid HTML for now.
 		// (and leave the onParserAfterTidy handler for legacy HTML).