diff --git a/movement.c b/movement.c
index 15f74edd..fd8fa140 100644
--- a/movement.c
+++ b/movement.c
@@ -521,9 +521,6 @@ void movement_set_alarm_enabled(bool value) {
 
 void movement_enable_tap_detection_if_available(void) {
 #ifdef HAS_ACCELEROMETER
-    // disable event on INT1/A3 (normally tracks orientation changes)
-    eic_disable_event(HAL_GPIO_A3_pin());
-
     // configure tap duration threshold and enable Z axis
     lis2dw_configure_tap_threshold(0, 0, 12, LIS2DW_REG_TAP_THS_Z_Z_AXIS_ENABLE);
     lis2dw_configure_tap_duration(10, 2, 2);
@@ -553,10 +550,6 @@ void movement_disable_tap_detection_if_available(void) {
     eic_disable_interrupt(HAL_GPIO_A3_pin());
     // ...disable Z axis (not sure if this is needed, does this save power?)...
     lis2dw_configure_tap_threshold(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    // ...re-enable tracking of orientation changes...
-    lis2dw_configure_int1(LIS2DW_CTRL4_INT1_6D);
-    // ...and re-enable the event.
-    eic_enable_event(HAL_GPIO_A3_pin());
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -716,31 +709,11 @@ void app_setup(void) {
 
             // set up interrupts:
             // INT1 is wired to pin A3. We'll configure the accelerometer to output an interrupt on INT1 when it detects an orientation change.
-            lis2dw_configure_int1(LIS2DW_CTRL4_INT1_6D);
-            HAL_GPIO_A3_in();
-            HAL_GPIO_A3_pmuxen(HAL_GPIO_PMUX_EIC);
-            eic_configure_pin(HAL_GPIO_A3_pin(), INTERRUPT_TRIGGER_RISING, false);
-            // but rather than hooking it up to an interrupt callback, we'll have it trigger an event.
-            eic_enable_event(HAL_GPIO_A3_pin());
-
-            // that event will increment a counter on TC2. So let's set that up:
-            if (!tc_is_enabled(2)) {
-                // TC2 clocked from GCLK3, the 1024 Hz clock. No further division.
-                tc_init(2, GENERIC_CLOCK_3, TC_PRESCALER_DIV1);
-            }
-            // COUNT16 mode, count up to 65535 orientation changes (we will reset before it overflows)
-            tc_set_counter_mode(2, TC_COUNTER_MODE_16BIT);
-            // run in standby (we spend most of our time in standby)
-            tc_set_run_in_standby(2, true);
-            // finally set the event action to count up when an event is received.
-            tc_set_event_action(2, TC_EVENT_ACTION_COUNT);
-            // enable TC2!
-            tc_enable(2);
-
-            // now configure the event system:
-            // on channel 0, route the INT3 event generator to the TC2 event user. Run in standby, on the asynchronous path.
-            evsys_configure_channel(0, EVSYS_ID_GEN_EIC_EXTINT_3, EVSYS_ID_USER_TC2_EVU, true, true);
-            // this concludes the setup for orientation tracking.
+            /// TODO: We had routed this interrupt to TC2 to count orientation changes, but TC2 consumed too much power.
+            /// Orientation changes helped with sleep tracking; would love to bring this back if we can find a low power solution.
+            /// For now, commenting these lines out; check commit 27f0c629d865f4bc56bc6e678da1eb8f4b919093 for power-hungry but working code.
+            // lis2dw_configure_int1(LIS2DW_CTRL4_INT1_6D);
+            // HAL_GPIO_A3_in();
 
             // next: INT2 is wired to pin A4. We'll configure the accelerometer to output the sleep state on INT2.
             // a falling edge on INT2 indicates the accelerometer has woken up.
diff --git a/movement_activity.c b/movement_activity.c
index 0b08c158..f5c20ec7 100644
--- a/movement_activity.c
+++ b/movement_activity.c
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ void _movement_log_data(void) {
     // Movement tracks active minutes when deciding whether to sleep.
     data_point.bit.active_minutes = active_minutes;
 
-    // orientation changes are counted in TC2. stash them in the data point...
-    data_point.bit.orientation_changes = tc_count16_get_count(2);
-    // ...and then reset the number of orientation changes.
-    tc_count16_set_count(2, 0);
+    if (tc_is_enabled(2)) {
+        // orientation changes are counted in TC2. stash them in the data point...
+        data_point.bit.orientation_changes = tc_count16_get_count(2);
+        // ...and then reset the number of orientation changes.
+        tc_count16_set_count(2, 0);
+    }
 
     // log the temperature
     thermistor_driver_enable();
diff --git a/watch-faces/demo/accel_interrupt_count_face.c b/watch-faces/demo/accel_interrupt_count_face.c
index c357191a..32b99255 100644
--- a/watch-faces/demo/accel_interrupt_count_face.c
+++ b/watch-faces/demo/accel_interrupt_count_face.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ static void _accel_interrupt_count_face_update_display(accel_interrupt_count_sta
     else watch_display_text(WATCH_POSITION_TOP_RIGHT, " A");
 
     // Orientation changes / active minutes
-    uint16_t orientation_changes = tc_count16_get_count(2);
+    uint16_t orientation_changes = 0;
+    if (tc_is_enabled(2)) orientation_changes = tc_count16_get_count(2);
     sprintf(buf, "%-3u/%2d", orientation_changes > 999 ? 999 : orientation_changes, active_minutes);
     watch_display_text(WATCH_POSITION_BOTTOM, buf);
 }
diff --git a/watch-faces/sensor/activity_logging_face.h b/watch-faces/sensor/activity_logging_face.h
index 8cf62f1d..0a0e3726 100644
--- a/watch-faces/sensor/activity_logging_face.h
+++ b/watch-faces/sensor/activity_logging_face.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * Default behavior is to show the last 100 data points. Format is:
  *  - Top left is display title (LOG or AC for Activity)
  *  - Top right is index backwards in the data log.
- *  - Bottom left is the number of orientation changes in the five minutes logged.
+ *  - Bottom left is the number of orientation changes in the five minutes logged. (currently non-functional)
  *  - Bottom right is number of stationary minutes (0 to 5)
  *
  * A short press of the Light button reveals the time (bottom row) and date (top right) of the data point.