diff --git a/av1/encoder/rdopt.c b/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
index 2725504..8f86a09 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/rdopt.c
@@ -7870,7 +7870,8 @@
   // Reuse data if matching record is found
   if (comp_rate[compound_type] == INT_MAX) {
     if (have_newmv_in_inter_mode(this_mode) &&
-        compound_type == COMPOUND_WEDGE) {
+        compound_type == COMPOUND_WEDGE &&
+        !cpi->sf.disable_interinter_wedge_newmv_search) {
       *out_rate_mv = interinter_compound_motion_search(
           cpi, x, cur_mv, bsize, this_mode, mi_row, mi_col);
       av1_build_inter_predictors_sby(cm, xd, mi_row, mi_col, ctx, bsize);
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
index 5f3154e..3582838 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@
     sf->tx_type_search.prune_mode = PRUNE_2D_FAST;
     sf->gm_search_type = GM_DISABLE_SEARCH;
     sf->prune_comp_search_by_single_result = 2;
+    // TODO(any): evaluate this speed feature for speed 1 & 2.
+    sf->disable_interinter_wedge_newmv_search = 1;
     sf->prune_motion_mode_level = boosted ? 2 : 3;
     sf->prune_warp_using_wmtype = 1;
     // TODO(yunqing): evaluate this speed feature for speed 1 & 2, and combine
@@ -578,6 +580,7 @@
   sf->obmc_full_pixel_search_level = 0;
   sf->skip_sharp_interp_filter_search = 0;
   sf->prune_comp_type_by_comp_avg = 0;
+  sf->disable_interinter_wedge_newmv_search = 0;
   sf->prune_motion_mode_level = 0;
   sf->prune_warp_using_wmtype = 0;
 
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
index 95b9def..e2964c8 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@
   int skip_obmc_in_uniform_mv_field;
   int skip_wm_in_uniform_mv_field;
 
+  // Enable/disable ME for interinter wedge search.
+  int disable_interinter_wedge_newmv_search;
+
   // skip sharp_filter evaluation based on regular and smooth filter rd for
   // dual_filter=0 case
   int skip_sharp_interp_filter_search;