Boss Stephen Glass won't be speaking to Aberdeen-bound star Scott Brown until after the clash with Celtic.
Glass is bringing his former Hibs teammate to Pittodrie in the summer but hasn't been asked to give any insider info away ahead of the Premiership clash.
Before Brown arrives in the summer Glass expects the incoming player/coach to give his all - even against the Dons.
Glass said: "The reason Scott Brown is coming is because he's a top, top professional.
"Top professionals go into games trying to win for their teams.
"So I have no doubt that, if Scott plays, he will be doing everything he can with no concern he is coming to Aberdeen next year. And that's the reason why we want him at the club.
"None of our players expect anything different, none of his team-mates expect anything different.
"Scott will be coming up here, playing or not playing, determined that Celtic win.
"I would prefer he doesn't play, purely for the fact that I don't want the best Celtic players to play, not because he is coming here next year.
"I won't speak to him until after the game, out of respect for him, out of respect for John (Kennedy), and so I can go into the game knowing I have not tried to influence anything in any way, shape or form as well."
