diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 18ec8a05c5..a062ac5bc0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ def _index_bulk_op(request, course_key, chapter, section, position):
             'xqa_server': settings.FEATURES.get('XQA_SERVER', "http://your_xqa_server.com"),
             'bookmarks_api_url': bookmarks_api_url,
             'language_preference': language_preference,
+            'disable_optimizely': True,
         }
 
         now = datetime.now(UTC())
diff --git a/lms/templates/widgets/optimizely.html b/lms/templates/widgets/optimizely.html
index e6f330e7d6..a803fdb477 100644
--- a/lms/templates/widgets/optimizely.html
+++ b/lms/templates/widgets/optimizely.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-% if settings.OPTIMIZELY_PROJECT_ID:
+% if settings.OPTIMIZELY_PROJECT_ID and not disable_optimizely:
 <script src=${'//cdn.optimizely.com/js/{}.js'.format(settings.OPTIMIZELY_PROJECT_ID)}></script>
 % endif