diff --git a/sapling/maps/widgets.py b/sapling/maps/widgets.py
index 298ac29ad..ee1163cb8 100644
--- a/sapling/maps/widgets.py
+++ b/sapling/maps/widgets.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # This is a thin wrapper over olwidget.
 # We provide our own media.
 ################################################
-from urlparse import urljoin
-
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from olwidget import widgets
@@ -27,8 +25,9 @@ class InfoMap(MediaMixin, widgets.InfoMap):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         val = super(InfoMap, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        # Just display one layer for InfoMaps, for now.
-        if len(self.options['layers']) > 1:
-            self.options['layers'] = self.options['layers'][:1]
+        # Potentially limit # of layers on InfoMaps, for now. This helps
+        # with quicker load times on most pages.
+        max_layers = getattr(settings, 'OLWIDGET_INFOMAP_MAX_LAYERS', 1)
+        self.options['layers'] = self.options['layers'][:max_layers]
         return val
 
diff --git a/sapling/settings.py b/sapling/settings.py
index 2004e6b78..a877eba39 100644
--- a/sapling/settings.py
+++ b/sapling/settings.py
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@
 # django-guardian setting
 ANONYMOUS_USER_ID = -1
 
+# By default we load only one map layer on most pages to speed up load
+# times.
+OLWIDGET_INFOMAP_MAX_LAYERS = 1
+
 # Should we display user's IP addresses to non-admin users?
 SHOW_IP_ADDRESSES = True