Cheapest and fastest way to take it out of the loop is simply to cut the belt. Same thing happened with an old Honda Civic I owned. The ac compressor went out and I left it alone for years. Then during a maintenance check my mechanic noted the compressor belt was worn and advised me to replace it, citing the danger of the ac compressor belt breaking and damaging other belts and components. I told him the ac had not worked in years and asked him if there was any reason why we just couldn't cut the belt and leave the compressor in place? He had never considered that option but agreed that it was a quick and easy fix and proceeded. I don't know if there is any consequence of doing the same on a Jeep, but I would think that the compressor is a standalone component as it was on my Honda.