diff --git a/mcrouter/ProxyConfig-inl.h b/mcrouter/ProxyConfig-inl.h
index 9794149c6..f49357547 100644
--- a/mcrouter/ProxyConfig-inl.h
+++ b/mcrouter/ProxyConfig-inl.h
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ ProxyConfig<RouterInfo>::ProxyConfig(
     partialConfigs_ = provider.releasePartialConfigs();
   }
   accessPoints_ = provider.releaseAccessPoints();
-  proxyRoute_ = std::make_shared<ProxyRoute<RouterInfo>>(proxy, routeSelectors);
+  bool disableBroadcastDeleteRpc = false;
+  if (auto* jDisableBroadcastDeleteRpc =
+          json.get_ptr("disable_broadcast_delete_rpc")) {
+    disableBroadcastDeleteRpc =
+        parseBool(*jDisableBroadcastDeleteRpc, "disable_broadcast_delete_rpc");
+  }
+
+  proxyRoute_ = std::make_shared<ProxyRoute<RouterInfo>>(
+      proxy, routeSelectors, disableBroadcastDeleteRpc);
   serviceInfo_ = std::make_shared<ServiceInfo<RouterInfo>>(proxy, *this);
 }
 
diff --git a/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute-inl.h b/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute-inl.h
index 5d6a39f7f..92484eaaf 100644
--- a/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute-inl.h
+++ b/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute-inl.h
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ typename RouterInfo::RouteHandlePtr wrapWithBigValueRoute(
 template <class RouterInfo>
 ProxyRoute<RouterInfo>::ProxyRoute(
     Proxy<RouterInfo>& proxy,
-    const RouteSelectorMap<typename RouterInfo::RouteHandleIf>& routeSelectors)
+    const RouteSelectorMap<typename RouterInfo::RouteHandleIf>& routeSelectors,
+    bool disableBroadcastDeleteRpc)
     : proxy_(proxy),
       root_(makeRouteHandle<typename RouterInfo::RouteHandleIf, RootRoute>(
           proxy_,
-          routeSelectors)) {
+          routeSelectors,
+          disableBroadcastDeleteRpc)) {
   if (proxy_.getRouterOptions().big_value_split_threshold != 0) {
     root_ = detail::wrapWithBigValueRoute<RouterInfo>(
         std::move(root_), proxy_.getRouterOptions());
diff --git a/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute.h b/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute.h
index 990a1d105..46f09eb5e 100644
--- a/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute.h
+++ b/mcrouter/routes/ProxyRoute.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class ProxyRoute {
   ProxyRoute(
       Proxy<RouterInfo>& proxy,
       const RouteSelectorMap<typename RouterInfo::RouteHandleIf>&
-          routeSelectors);
+          routeSelectors,
+      bool disableBroadcastDeleteRpc = false);
 
   template <class Request>
   bool traverse(
diff --git a/mcrouter/routes/RootRoute.h b/mcrouter/routes/RootRoute.h
index e908c22f8..c4e434a62 100644
--- a/mcrouter/routes/RootRoute.h
+++ b/mcrouter/routes/RootRoute.h
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ class RootRoute {
 
   RootRoute(
       ProxyBase& proxy,
-      const RouteSelectorMap<RouteHandleIf>& routeSelectors)
+      const RouteSelectorMap<RouteHandleIf>& routeSelectors,
+      bool disableBroadcastDeleteRpc = false)
       : opts_(proxy.getRouterOptions()),
         rhMap_(
             routeSelectors,
             opts_.default_route,
-            opts_.send_invalid_route_to_default) {}
+            opts_.send_invalid_route_to_default),
+        disableBroadcastDeleteRpc_(disableBroadcastDeleteRpc) {}
 
   template <class Request>
   bool traverse(
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class RootRoute {
  private:
   const McrouterOptions& opts_;
   RouteHandleMap<RouteHandleIf> rhMap_;
+  bool disableBroadcastDeleteRpc_;
 
   template <class Request>
   ReplyT<Request> routeImpl(
@@ -148,10 +151,19 @@ class RootRoute {
   ReplyT<Request> doRoute(
       const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RouteHandleIf>>& rh,
       const Request& req) const {
-    if (LIKELY(rh.size() == 1)) {
+    if (FOLLY_LIKELY(rh.size() == 1)) {
       return rh[0]->route(req);
     }
     if (!rh.empty()) {
+      // Broadcast delete via Distribution, route only
+      // to the first (local) route handle
+      if constexpr (folly::IsOneOf<Request, McDeleteRequest>::value) {
+        if (disableBroadcastDeleteRpc_ &&
+            req.key_ref()->routingPrefix() == kBroadcastPrefix) {
+          return rh[0]->route(req);
+        }
+      }
+
       auto reqCopy = std::make_shared<const Request>(req);
       for (size_t i = 1, e = rh.size(); i < e; ++i) {
         auto r = rh[i];
diff --git a/mcrouter/routes/RouteHandleMap-inl.h b/mcrouter/routes/RouteHandleMap-inl.h
index f4d9370f8..7d30f69fa 100644
--- a/mcrouter/routes/RouteHandleMap-inl.h
+++ b/mcrouter/routes/RouteHandleMap-inl.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace facebook {
 namespace memcache {
 namespace mcrouter {
 
+constexpr std::string_view kBroadcastPrefix = "/*/*/";
 constexpr const char* kFallbackCluster = "fallback";
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ void RouteHandleMap<RouteHandleIf>::foreachRoutePolicy(
     return;
   }
 
-  bool selectAll = (prefix == "/*/*/");
+  bool selectAll = (prefix == kBroadcastPrefix);
   for (const auto& it : byRoute_) {
     if (it.first != defaultRoute_.str() &&
         (selectAll || match_pattern_route(prefix, it.first))) {
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ RouteHandleMap<RouteHandleIf>::getTargetsForKeyFast(
   if (LIKELY(prefix.empty())) {
     // empty prefix => route to default route
     result = &defaultRouteMap_->getTargetsForKey(key);
-  } else if (prefix == "/*/*/") {
+  } else if (prefix == kBroadcastPrefix) {
     // route to all routes
     result = &allRoutes_->getTargetsForKey(key);
   } else {