diff --git a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
index 0d8529dd..9cd69f95 100644
--- a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
+++ b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ public class Settings {
      */
     public Setting<Boolean> chunkCaching = new Setting<>(true);
 
+    /**
+     * On save, delete from RAM any cached regions that are more than 1024 blocks away from the player
+     * <p>
+     * Temporarily disabled, see issue #248
+     */
+    public Setting<Boolean> pruneRegionsFromRAM = new Setting<>(false);
+
     /**
      * Print all the debug messages to chat
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/cache/CachedWorld.java b/src/main/java/baritone/cache/CachedWorld.java
index 14b66839..a5641eea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/cache/CachedWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/cache/CachedWorld.java
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ public final class CachedWorld implements ICachedWorld, Helper {
      * Delete regions that are too far from the player
      */
     private synchronized void prune() {
+        if (!Baritone.settings().pruneRegionsFromRAM.get()) {
+            return;
+        }
         BlockPos pruneCenter = guessPosition();
         for (CachedRegion region : allRegions()) {
             if (region == null) {