--- a/vendor/magento/module-customer/Setup/RecurringData.php
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-customer/Setup/RecurringData.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
      */
     public function install(ModuleDataSetupInterface $setup, ModuleContextInterface $context)
     {
+        return; // @DO - table too big to ever do this on setup:upgrade/deploys
         if ($this->isNeedToDoReindex($setup)) {
             $indexer = $this->indexerRegistry->get(Customer::CUSTOMER_GRID_INDEXER_ID);
             $indexer->reindexAll();