diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index 365247f69f68..1b41b2162d55 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -1546,6 +1546,16 @@ public function setEagerLoads(array $eagerLoad)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Flush the relationships being eagerly loaded.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function withoutEagerLoads()
+    {
+        return $this->setEagerLoads([]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the default key name of the table.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
index b8a0c54f0b17..044167daf033 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
@@ -666,6 +666,19 @@ public function testEagerLoadRelationsLoadTopLevelRelationships()
         $this->assertEquals(['foo'], $results);
     }
 
+    public function testEagerLoadRelationsCanBeFlushed()
+    {
+        $builder = m::mock(Builder::class.'[eagerLoadRelation]', [$this->getMockQueryBuilder()]);
+
+        $builder->setEagerLoads(['foo']);
+
+        $this->assertSame(['foo'], $builder->getEagerLoads());
+
+        $builder->withoutEagerLoads();
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($builder->getEagerLoads());
+    }
+
     public function testRelationshipEagerLoadProcess()
     {
         $builder = m::mock(Builder::class.'[getRelation]', [$this->getMockQueryBuilder()]);