diff --git a/Dalamud/DalamudAsset.cs b/Dalamud/DalamudAsset.cs
index 5b641c487..184193796 100644
--- a/Dalamud/DalamudAsset.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/DalamudAsset.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public enum DalamudAsset
     /// <summary>
     /// <see cref="DalamudAssetPurpose.Font"/>: Game symbol fonts being used as webfonts at Lodestone.
     /// </summary>
-    [DalamudAsset(DalamudAssetPurpose.Font, required: true)]
-    [DalamudAssetOnlineSource("https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/lds/pc/global/fonts/FFXIV_Lodestone_SSF.ttf")]
+    [DalamudAsset(DalamudAssetPurpose.Font, required: false)]
+    // [DalamudAssetOnlineSource("https://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/lds/pc/global/fonts/FFXIV_Lodestone_SSF.ttf")]
     LodestoneGameSymbol = 2004,
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Storage/Assets/DalamudAssetManager.cs b/Dalamud/Storage/Assets/DalamudAssetManager.cs
index bbfd60636..30441f479 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Storage/Assets/DalamudAssetManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Storage/Assets/DalamudAssetManager.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ internal sealed class DalamudAssetManager : IServiceType, IDisposable, IDalamudA
             return Task.WhenAll(
                 Enum.GetValues<DalamudAsset>()
                     .Where(x => x is not DalamudAsset.Empty4X4)
+                    .Where(x => x.GetAttribute<DalamudAssetAttribute>()?.Required is true)
                     .Select(this.CreateStreamAsync)
                     .Select(x => x.ToContentDisposedTask()));
         }