diff --git a/sched/sched_config.cpp b/sched/sched_config.cpp
index 7b7c595fbd..306951695a 100644
--- a/sched/sched_config.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_config.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ int SCHED_CONFIG::parse(FILE* f) {
         if (xp.parse_double("maintenance_delay", maintenance_delay)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_bool("credit_by_app", credit_by_app)) continue;
         if (xp.parse_bool("keyword_sched", keyword_sched)) continue;
+        if (xp.parse_bool("rte_no_stats", rte_no_stats)) continue;
 
         //////////// SCHEDULER LOG FLAGS /////////
 
diff --git a/sched/sched_config.h b/sched/sched_config.h
index 75757db866..f898144db3 100644
--- a/sched/sched_config.h
+++ b/sched/sched_config.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ struct SCHED_CONFIG {
         // store per-app credit info in credit_user and credit_team
     bool keyword_sched;
         // score jobs based on keywords
+    bool rte_no_stats;
+        // don't use statistics in job runtime estimation
 
     // time intervals
     double maintenance_delay;
diff --git a/sched/sched_version.cpp b/sched/sched_version.cpp
index 246de89ebc..c082c34abb 100644
--- a/sched/sched_version.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_version.cpp
@@ -344,9 +344,32 @@ void estimate_flops_anon_platform() {
 //    This prevents jobs from aborting with "time limit exceeded"
 //    even if the estimate supplied by the plan class function is way off
 //
+
+#define RTE_HAV_STATS 1
+#define RTE_AV_STATS  2
+#define RTE_NO_STATS  3
+
 void estimate_flops(HOST_USAGE& hu, APP_VERSION& av) {
-    DB_HOST_APP_VERSION* havp = gavid_to_havp(av.id);
-    if (havp && havp->et.n > MIN_HOST_SAMPLES) {
+    int mode;
+    DB_HOST_APP_VERSION* havp = NULL;
+
+    if (config.rte_no_stats) {
+        mode = RTE_NO_STATS;
+    } else {
+        havp = gavid_to_havp(av.id);
+        if (havp && havp->et.n > MIN_HOST_SAMPLES) {
+            mode = RTE_HAV_STATS;
+        } else {
+            if (av.pfc.n > MIN_VERSION_SAMPLES) {
+                mode = RTE_AV_STATS;
+            } else {
+                mode = RTE_NO_STATS;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch (mode) {
+    case RTE_HAV_STATS:
         double new_flops;
         if (config.estimate_flops_from_hav_pfc) {
             new_flops = hu.peak_flops / (havp->pfc.get_avg()+1e-18);
@@ -387,24 +410,25 @@ void estimate_flops(HOST_USAGE& hu, APP_VERSION& av) {
                 1e-9/havp->et.get_avg()
             );
         }
-    } else {
-        if (av.pfc.n > MIN_VERSION_SAMPLES) {
-            hu.projected_flops = hu.peak_flops/av.pfc.get_avg();
-            if (config.debug_version_select) {
-                log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
-                    "[version] [AV#%lu] (%s) adjusting projected flops based on PFC avg: %.2fG\n",
-                    av.id, av.plan_class, hu.projected_flops/1e9
-                );
-            }
-        } else {
-            hu.projected_flops = g_reply->host.p_fpops * (hu.avg_ncpus + GPU_CPU_RATIO*hu.gpu_usage);
-            if (config.debug_version_select) {
-                log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
-                    "[version] [AV#%lu] (%s) using conservative projected flops: %.2fG\n",
-                    av.id, av.plan_class, hu.projected_flops/1e9
-                );
-            }
+        break;
+    case RTE_AV_STATS:
+        hu.projected_flops = hu.peak_flops/av.pfc.get_avg();
+        if (config.debug_version_select) {
+            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
+                "[version] [AV#%lu] (%s) adjusting projected flops based on PFC avg: %.2fG\n",
+                av.id, av.plan_class, hu.projected_flops/1e9
+            );
         }
+        break;
+    case RTE_NO_STATS:
+        hu.projected_flops = g_reply->host.p_fpops * (hu.avg_ncpus + GPU_CPU_RATIO*hu.gpu_usage);
+        if (config.debug_version_select) {
+            log_messages.printf(MSG_NORMAL,
+                "[version] [AV#%lu] (%s) using conservative projected flops: %.2fG\n",
+                av.id, av.plan_class, hu.projected_flops/1e9
+            );
+        }
+        break;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index dd03f9455e..9dbed3bb53 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@
 #endif /* #if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)) */
 
 #endif /* #ifndef BOINC_VERSION_H */
+