diff --git a/Source/ASCollectionView.mm b/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
index 4ea24709..d8dc9fdf 100644
--- a/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ static NSString * const kReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionReuseIdentifier";
   }
 
   // Data controller & range controller may own a ton of nodes, let's deallocate those off-main.
-  ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_dataController);
-  ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_rangeController);
+  if (ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalOOMBackgroundDeallocDisable) == NO) {
+    ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_dataController);
+    ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_rangeController);
+  }
 }
 
 #pragma mark -
diff --git a/Source/ASTableView.mm b/Source/ASTableView.mm
index 34b78eb6..9cae6878 100644
--- a/Source/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/Source/ASTableView.mm
@@ -373,8 +373,10 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
   }
 
   // Data controller & range controller may own a ton of nodes, let's deallocate those off-main
-  ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_dataController);
-  ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_rangeController);
+  if (ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalOOMBackgroundDeallocDisable) == NO) {
+    ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_dataController);
+    ASPerformBackgroundDeallocation(&_rangeController);
+  }
 }
 
 #pragma mark -