diff --git a/loopy/options.py b/loopy/options.py
index 129032a731badb8ded65ffa1d894ab3c1a82bc16..dae675a48025bf5fbff405df7777002c53758f3b 100644
--- a/loopy/options.py
+++ b/loopy/options.py
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class Options(Record):
             edit_cl=False, cl_build_options=[],
             allow_terminal_colors=None,
             disable_global_barriers=False,
+
+            # intentionally undocumented
+            enable_boostable=False,
             ):
 
         if allow_terminal_colors is None:
@@ -163,6 +166,8 @@ class Options(Record):
                 edit_cl=edit_cl, cl_build_options=cl_build_options,
                 allow_terminal_colors=allow_terminal_colors,
                 disable_global_barriers=disable_global_barriers,
+
+                enable_boostable=enable_boostable,
                 )
 
     def update(self, other):
diff --git a/loopy/preprocess.py b/loopy/preprocess.py
index bdb91d01d7988c1bf5517f699664e0090f97cd34..b1c69e883cdc4e63b9c9cda266f264d7e94c1cb4 100644
--- a/loopy/preprocess.py
+++ b/loopy/preprocess.py
@@ -1123,8 +1123,9 @@ def preprocess_kernel(kernel, device=None):
     kernel = find_temporary_scope(kernel)
 
     # boostability should be removed in 2017.x.
-    kernel = find_idempotence(kernel)
-    kernel = limit_boostability(kernel)
+    if kernel.options.enable_boostable:
+        kernel = find_idempotence(kernel)
+        kernel = limit_boostability(kernel)
 
     kernel = kernel.target.preprocess(kernel)
 
diff --git a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
index 04882334f7c5ce9337a690277b16e258eac5327b..bbf5039ca5b3533fec382cd2123a0bb71666f7bc 100644
--- a/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
+++ b/loopy/schedule/__init__.py
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@ def generate_loop_schedules_internal(
             for insn_id in reachable_insn_ids:
                 insn = kernel.id_to_insn[insn_id]
 
-                want = kernel.insn_inames(insn) | insn.boostable_into
+                want = kernel.insn_inames(insn)
+                if kernel.options.enable_boostable:
+                    want = want | insn.boostable_into
 
                 if hypothetically_active_loops <= want:
                     if usefulness is None:
@@ -1031,7 +1033,10 @@ def generate_loop_schedules_internal(
         yield sched_state.schedule
 
     else:
-        if not allow_boost and allow_boost is not None:
+        if (
+                kernel.options.enable_boostable
+                and not allow_boost
+                and allow_boost is not None):
             # try again with boosting allowed
             for sub_sched in generate_loop_schedules_internal(
                     sched_state,
diff --git a/loopy/version.py b/loopy/version.py
index 12b2fedbec2669205de2a82a8d5eca42678e9353..76d130f87c459f3dd7bf4b26705f12b69c1924ca 100644
--- a/loopy/version.py
+++ b/loopy/version.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ except ImportError:
 else:
     _islpy_version = islpy.version.VERSION_TEXT
 
-DATA_MODEL_VERSION = "v42-islpy%s" % _islpy_version
+DATA_MODEL_VERSION = "v43-islpy%s" % _islpy_version