diff --git a/src/collector/chained_collector.rs b/src/collector/chained_collector.rs
index 89f872516..04d898425 100644
--- a/src/collector/chained_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/chained_collector.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ impl Collector for DoNothingCollector {
     }
     #[inline]
     fn collect(&mut self, _doc: DocId, _score: Score) {}
+    #[inline]
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 /// Zero-cost abstraction used to collect on multiple collectors.
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ impl<Left: Collector, Right: Collector> Collector for ChainedCollector<Left, Rig
         self.left.collect(doc, score);
         self.right.collect(doc, score);
     }
+
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        self.left.requires_scoring() || self.right.requires_scoring()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Creates a `ChainedCollector`
diff --git a/src/collector/count_collector.rs b/src/collector/count_collector.rs
index 15363e33a..57b11a61f 100644
--- a/src/collector/count_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/count_collector.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ impl Collector for CountCollector {
     fn collect(&mut self, _: DocId, _: Score) {
         self.count += 1;
     }
+
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -44,5 +48,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(count_collector.count(), 1);
         count_collector.collect(1u32, 1f32);
         assert_eq!(count_collector.count(), 2);
+        assert!(!count_collector.requires_scoring());
     }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/collector/facet_collector.rs b/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
index b9efd2660..7329b2471 100644
--- a/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ impl Collector for FacetCollector {
             previous_collapsed_ord = collapsed_ord;
         }
     }
+
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 /// Intermediary result of the `FacetCollector` that stores
diff --git a/src/collector/mod.rs b/src/collector/mod.rs
index 6fa5dc75a..218ead2e9 100644
--- a/src/collector/mod.rs
+++ b/src/collector/mod.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ pub trait Collector {
     ) -> Result<()>;
     /// The query pushes the scored document to the collector via this method.
     fn collect(&mut self, doc: DocId, score: Score);
+
+    /// Returns true iff the collector requires to compute scores for documents.
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 impl<'a, C: Collector> Collector for &'a mut C {
@@ -74,7 +77,11 @@ impl<'a, C: Collector> Collector for &'a mut C {
     }
     /// The query pushes the scored document to the collector via this method.
     fn collect(&mut self, doc: DocId, score: Score) {
-        (*self).collect(doc, score);
+        C::collect(self, doc, score)
+    }
+
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        C::requires_scoring(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +135,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         fn collect(&mut self, doc: DocId, _score: Score) {
             self.docs.push(doc + self.offset);
         }
+
+        fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
     }
 
     /// Collects in order all of the fast fields for all of the
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ pub mod tests {
         pub fn for_field(field: Field) -> FastFieldTestCollector {
             FastFieldTestCollector {
                 vals: Vec::new(),
-                field: field,
+                field,
                 ff_reader: None,
             }
         }
@@ -164,6 +175,9 @@ pub mod tests {
             let val = self.ff_reader.as_ref().unwrap().get(doc);
             self.vals.push(val);
         }
+        fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
     }
 
     #[bench]
diff --git a/src/collector/multi_collector.rs b/src/collector/multi_collector.rs
index fc5c98afb..d3f980adc 100644
--- a/src/collector/multi_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/multi_collector.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl<'a> MultiCollector<'a> {
     /// Constructor
     pub fn from(collectors: Vec<&'a mut Collector>) -> MultiCollector {
         MultiCollector {
-            collectors: collectors,
+            collectors,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ impl<'a> Collector for MultiCollector<'a> {
             collector.collect(doc, score);
         }
     }
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        self.collectors
+            .iter()
+            .any(|collector| collector.requires_scoring())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/collector/top_collector.rs b/src/collector/top_collector.rs
index 897386019..1a411b6d4 100644
--- a/src/collector/top_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/top_collector.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ impl Collector for TopCollector {
             self.heap.push(wrapped_doc);
         }
     }
+
+    fn requires_scoring(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/postings/mod.rs b/src/postings/mod.rs
index d4570475f..a637314fb 100644
--- a/src/postings/mod.rs
+++ b/src/postings/mod.rs
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ pub mod tests {
             index_writer.add_document(doc!(title => r#"abc abc abc"#));
         }
         index_writer.add_document(doc!(title => r#"abc be be be be abc"#));
-        index_writer.commit().unwrap();
+        index_writer    .commit().unwrap();
         index.load_searchers().unwrap();
         let searcher = index.searcher();
         let query = TermQuery::new(
             Term::from_field_text(title, "abc"),
             IndexRecordOption::WithFreqsAndPositions,
         );
-        let weight = query.specialized_weight(&*searcher);
+        let weight = query.specialized_weight(&*searcher, true);
         {
             let mut scorer = weight
                 .specialized_scorer(searcher.segment_reader(0u32))
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             IndexRecordOption::Basic,
         );
         let searcher = index.searcher();
-        let mut term_weight = term_query.specialized_weight(&*searcher);
+        let mut term_weight = term_query.specialized_weight(&*searcher, true);
         term_weight.index_record_option = IndexRecordOption::WithFreqsAndPositions;
         let segment_reader = &searcher.segment_readers()[0];
         let mut term_scorer = term_weight.specialized_scorer(segment_reader).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/query/all_query.rs b/src/query/all_query.rs
index 4e8fe71dc..226a3689f 100644
--- a/src/query/all_query.rs
+++ b/src/query/all_query.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Query for AllQuery {
         self
     }
 
-    fn weight(&self, _: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
+    fn weight(&self, _: &Searcher, _: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
         Ok(box AllWeight)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_query.rs b/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_query.rs
index 18ceff404..eae85efbc 100644
--- a/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_query.rs
+++ b/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_query.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ use query::Occur;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BooleanQuery {
     subqueries: Vec<(Occur, Box<Query>)>,
-    scoring_disabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl From<Vec<(Occur, Box<Query>)>> for BooleanQuery {
     fn from(subqueries: Vec<(Occur, Box<Query>)>) -> BooleanQuery {
         BooleanQuery {
-            subqueries,
-            scoring_disabled: false,
+            subqueries
         }
     }
 }
@@ -39,19 +37,12 @@ impl Query for BooleanQuery {
         self
     }
 
-    fn disable_scoring(&mut self) {
-        self.scoring_disabled = true;
-        for &mut (_, ref mut subquery) in &mut self.subqueries {
-            subquery.disable_scoring();
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
+    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher, scoring_enabled: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
         let sub_weights = self.subqueries
             .iter()
-            .map(|&(ref occur, ref subquery)| Ok((*occur, subquery.weight(searcher)?)))
+            .map(|&(ref occur, ref subquery)| Ok((*occur, subquery.weight(searcher, scoring_enabled)?)))
             .collect::<Result<_>>()?;
-        Ok(box BooleanWeight::new(sub_weights, self.scoring_disabled))
+        Ok(box BooleanWeight::new(sub_weights, scoring_enabled))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_weight.rs b/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_weight.rs
index ab7039d2e..3f97c4f7e 100644
--- a/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_weight.rs
+++ b/src/query/boolean_query/boolean_weight.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use query::EmptyScorer;
 use query::Scorer;
 use query::Exclude;
-use query::ConstScorer;
 use query::Occur;
 use query::RequiredOptionalScorer;
 use query::score_combiner::{SumWithCoordsCombiner, DoNothingCombiner, ScoreCombiner};
@@ -25,14 +24,14 @@ fn scorer_union<'a, TScoreCombiner>(docsets: Vec<Box<Scorer + 'a>>) -> Box<Score
 
 pub struct BooleanWeight {
     weights: Vec<(Occur, Box<Weight>)>,
-    scoring_disabled: bool,
+    scoring_enabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl BooleanWeight {
-    pub fn new(weights: Vec<(Occur, Box<Weight>)>, scoring_disabled: bool) -> BooleanWeight {
+    pub fn new(weights: Vec<(Occur, Box<Weight>)>, scoring_enabled: bool) -> BooleanWeight {
         BooleanWeight {
             weights,
-            scoring_disabled,
+            scoring_enabled,
         }
     }
 
@@ -67,10 +66,10 @@ impl BooleanWeight {
 
         let positive_scorer: Box<Scorer> = match (should_scorer_opt, must_scorer_opt) {
             (Some(should_scorer), Some(must_scorer)) => {
-                if self.scoring_disabled {
-                    must_scorer
-                } else {
+                if self.scoring_enabled {
                     box RequiredOptionalScorer::<_,_,TScoreCombiner>::new(must_scorer, should_scorer)
+                } else {
+                    must_scorer
                 }
             }
             (None, Some(must_scorer)) => must_scorer,
@@ -99,10 +98,10 @@ impl Weight for BooleanWeight {
             } else {
                 weight.scorer(reader)
             }
-        } else if self.scoring_disabled {
-            self.complex_scorer::<DoNothingCombiner>(reader)
-        } else {
+        } else if self.scoring_enabled {
             self.complex_scorer::<SumWithCoordsCombiner>(reader)
+        } else {
+            self.complex_scorer::<DoNothingCombiner>(reader)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_query.rs b/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_query.rs
index 231c9613c..ccdc9b2db 100644
--- a/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_query.rs
+++ b/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_query.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ impl Query for PhraseQuery {
     /// Create the weight associated to a query.
     ///
     /// See [`Weight`](./trait.Weight.html).
-    fn weight(&self, _searcher: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
-        Ok(box PhraseWeight::from(self.phrase_terms.clone()))
+    fn weight(&self, _searcher: &Searcher, scoring_enabled: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
+        Ok(box PhraseWeight::new(self.phrase_terms.clone(), scoring_enabled))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_weight.rs b/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_weight.rs
index b70ba3747..6bef26f75 100644
--- a/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_weight.rs
+++ b/src/query/phrase_query/phrase_weight.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ use Result;
 
 pub struct PhraseWeight {
     phrase_terms: Vec<Term>,
+    scoring_enabled: bool
 }
 
-impl From<Vec<Term>> for PhraseWeight {
-    fn from(phrase_terms: Vec<Term>) -> PhraseWeight {
-        PhraseWeight { phrase_terms }
+impl PhraseWeight {
+    pub fn new(phrase_terms: Vec<Term>, scoring_enabled: bool) -> PhraseWeight {
+        PhraseWeight {
+            phrase_terms,
+            scoring_enabled // TODO compute the phrase freq if scoring is enabled. stop at first match else.
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/query/query.rs b/src/query/query.rs
index bad1b970d..b0af34fde 100644
--- a/src/query/query.rs
+++ b/src/query/query.rs
@@ -45,16 +45,13 @@ pub trait Query: fmt::Debug {
     /// into a specific type. This is mostly useful for unit tests.
     fn as_any(&self) -> &Any;
 
-    /// Disable scoring.
-    ///
-    /// For some query this may improve performance
-    /// when scoring is not required.
-    fn disable_scoring(&mut self) {}
-
     /// Create the weight associated to a query.
     ///
+    /// If scoring is not required, setting `scoring_enabled` to `false`
+    /// can increase performances.
+    ///
     /// See [`Weight`](./trait.Weight.html).
-    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>>;
+    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher, scoring_enabled: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>>;
 
     /// Search works as follows :
     ///
@@ -67,7 +64,8 @@ pub trait Query: fmt::Debug {
     ///
     fn search(&self, searcher: &Searcher, collector: &mut Collector) -> Result<TimerTree> {
         let mut timer_tree = TimerTree::default();
-        let weight = self.weight(searcher)?;
+        let scoring_enabled = collector.requires_scoring();
+        let weight = self.weight(searcher, scoring_enabled)?;
         {
             let mut search_timer = timer_tree.open("search");
             for (segment_ord, segment_reader) in searcher.segment_readers().iter().enumerate() {
diff --git a/src/query/range_query.rs b/src/query/range_query.rs
index 162254e1d..d9192ebc7 100644
--- a/src/query/range_query.rs
+++ b/src/query/range_query.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Query for RangeQuery {
         self
     }
 
-    fn weight(&self, _searcher: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
+    fn weight(&self, _searcher: &Searcher, _scoring_enabled: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
         Ok(box RangeWeight {
             field: self.field,
             left_bound: self.left_bound.clone(),
diff --git a/src/query/reqopt_scorer.rs b/src/query/reqopt_scorer.rs
index 144cf9b38..569da7421 100644
--- a/src/query/reqopt_scorer.rs
+++ b/src/query/reqopt_scorer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use DocId;
 use DocSet;
 use query::Scorer;
-use query::score_combiner::{ScoreCombiner, SumCombiner};
+use query::score_combiner::ScoreCombiner;
 use Score;
 use postings::SkipResult;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
diff --git a/src/query/term_query/mod.rs b/src/query/term_query/mod.rs
index fa4a03094..3d34960dd 100644
--- a/src/query/term_query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/query/term_query/mod.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mod tests {
             Term::from_field_text(text_field, "a"),
             IndexRecordOption::Basic,
         );
-        let term_weight = term_query.weight(&searcher).unwrap();
+        let term_weight = term_query.weight(&searcher, true).unwrap();
         let segment_reader = searcher.segment_reader(0);
         let mut term_scorer = term_weight.scorer(segment_reader).unwrap();
         assert!(term_scorer.advance());
diff --git a/src/query/term_query/term_query.rs b/src/query/term_query/term_query.rs
index 1971fc660..99b42038e 100644
--- a/src/query/term_query/term_query.rs
+++ b/src/query/term_query/term_query.rs
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ impl TermQuery {
     /// While `.weight(...)` returns a boxed trait object,
     /// this method return a specific implementation.
     /// This is useful for optimization purpose.
-    pub fn specialized_weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher) -> TermWeight {
+    pub fn specialized_weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher, scoring_enabled: bool) -> TermWeight {
+        let index_record_option =
+            if scoring_enabled {
+                self.index_record_option
+            } else {
+                IndexRecordOption::Basic
+            };
         TermWeight {
             num_docs: searcher.num_docs(),
             doc_freq: searcher.doc_freq(&self.term),
             term: self.term.clone(),
-            index_record_option: self.index_record_option,
+            index_record_option
         }
     }
 }
@@ -51,11 +57,7 @@ impl Query for TermQuery {
         self
     }
 
-    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
-        Ok(box self.specialized_weight(searcher))
-    }
-
-    fn disable_scoring(&mut self) {
-        self.index_record_option = IndexRecordOption::Basic;
+    fn weight(&self, searcher: &Searcher, scoring_enabled: bool) -> Result<Box<Weight>> {
+        Ok(box self.specialized_weight(searcher, scoring_enabled))
     }
 }