diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/id/simple/SimpleIdCache.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/id/simple/SimpleIdCache.java
index fa6242de3ad..f01322b02f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/id/simple/SimpleIdCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/cache/id/simple/SimpleIdCache.java
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 public class SimpleIdCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements IdCache, SegmentReader.CoreClosedListener {
 
     private final ConcurrentMap<Object, SimpleIdReaderCache> idReaders;
+    private final boolean reuse;
 
     @Inject
     public SimpleIdCache(Index index, @IndexSettings Settings indexSettings) {
         super(index, indexSettings);
         idReaders = ConcurrentCollections.newConcurrentMap();
+        this.reuse = componentSettings.getAsBoolean("reuse", false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -207,12 +209,15 @@ public class SimpleIdCache extends AbstractIndexComponent implements IdCache, Se
     private HashedBytesArray checkIfCanReuse(Map<Object, Map<String, TypeBuilder>> builders, HashedBytesArray idAsBytes) {
         HashedBytesArray finalIdAsBytes;
         // go over and see if we can reuse this id
-        for (SimpleIdReaderCache idReaderCache : idReaders.values()) {
-            finalIdAsBytes = idReaderCache.canReuse(idAsBytes);
-            if (finalIdAsBytes != null) {
-                return finalIdAsBytes;
+        if (reuse) {
+            for (SimpleIdReaderCache idReaderCache : idReaders.values()) {
+                finalIdAsBytes = idReaderCache.canReuse(idAsBytes);
+                if (finalIdAsBytes != null) {
+                    return finalIdAsBytes;
+                }
             }
         }
+        // even if we don't enable reuse, at least check on the current "live" builders that we are handling
         for (Map<String, TypeBuilder> map : builders.values()) {
             for (TypeBuilder typeBuilder : map.values()) {
                 finalIdAsBytes = typeBuilder.canReuse(idAsBytes);