diff --git a/app/models/search_builder.rb b/app/models/search_builder.rb
index 0751ede04..4c4ae2ce7 100644
--- a/app/models/search_builder.rb
+++ b/app/models/search_builder.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class SearchBuilder < Blacklight::SearchBuilder
                                      only_home_facets prepare_left_anchor_search
                                      series_title_results pul_holdings html_facets
                                      numismatics_facets numismatics_advanced
-                                     adjust_mm]
+                                     adjust_mm remove_unneeded_facets]
 
   # mutate the solr_parameters to remove words that are
   # boolean operators, but not intended as such.
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ def adjust_mm(solr_parameters)
     solr_parameters['mm'] = 0
   end
 
+  # When the user is viewing the values of a specific facet
+  # by clicking the "more" link in a facet, solr doesn't
+  # need to perform expensive calculations related to other
+  # facets that the user is not displaying
+  # :reek:FeatureEnvy
+  def remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+    return unless facet
+    remove_unneeded_stats(solr_parameters)
+    solr_parameters.delete('facet.pivot') unless solr_parameters['facet.pivot']&.split(',')&.include? facet
+    solr_parameters.delete('facet.query') unless solr_parameters['facet.query']&.any? { |query| query.partition(':').first == facet }
+  end
+
   private
 
     def search_query_present?
@@ -137,4 +149,11 @@ def add_edismax(advanced_fields:)
         blacklight_config.search_fields[field]['clause_params'] = { edismax: }
       end
     end
+
+    # :reek:FeatureEnvy
+    def remove_unneeded_stats(solr_parameters)
+      return if solr_parameters['stats.field'].to_a.include? facet
+      solr_parameters.delete('stats')
+      solr_parameters.delete('stats.field')
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb b/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
index 019563af8..c72499dd7 100644
--- a/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
@@ -169,4 +169,73 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#remove_unneeded_facets' do
+    let(:blacklight_config) do
+      Blacklight::Configuration.new do |config|
+        config.add_facet_field 'pub_date_start_sort', label: 'Publication year', single: true, range: {
+          num_segments: 10,
+          assumed_boundaries: [1100, Time.zone.now.year + 1],
+          segments: true
+        }
+        config.add_facet_field 'classification_pivot_field', label: 'Classification', pivot: %w[lc_1letter_facet lc_rest_facet]
+        config.add_facet_field 'recently_added_facet', label: 'Recently added', home: true, query: {
+          weeks_one: { label: 'Within 1 week', fq: 'cataloged_tdt:[NOW/DAY-7DAYS TO NOW/DAY+1DAY]' },
+          weeks_two: { label: 'Within 2 weeks', fq: 'cataloged_tdt:[NOW/DAY-14DAYS TO NOW/DAY+1DAY]' }
+        }
+      end
+    end
+    context 'when viewing a facet that is not a pivot or stats facet' do
+      before { search_builder.facet('language_facet') }
+      it 'removes expensive stats configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'stats' => true, 'stats.field' => ['pub_date_start_sort'] }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters.keys).not_to include 'stats'
+        expect(solr_parameters.keys).not_to include 'stats.field'
+      end
+      it 'removes expensive facet.pivot configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'facet.pivot' => 'lc_1letter_facet,lc_rest_facet' }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters.keys).not_to include 'facet.pivot'
+      end
+      it 'removes expensive facet.query configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'facet.query' => ['cataloged_tdt:[NOW/DAY-7DAYS+TO+NOW/DAY+1DAY]'] }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters.keys).not_to include 'facet.query'
+      end
+    end
+    context 'when viewing a stats facet' do
+      before { search_builder.facet('pub_date_start_sort') }
+      it 'keeps the stats configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'stats' => true, 'stats.field' => ['pub_date_start_sort'] }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters['stats']).to be true
+        expect(solr_parameters['stats.field']).to eq ['pub_date_start_sort']
+      end
+    end
+    context 'when viewing a pivot facet' do
+      before { search_builder.facet('lc_1letter_facet') }
+      it 'keeps the facet.pivot configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'facet.pivot' => 'lc_1letter_facet,lc_rest_facet' }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters['facet.pivot']).to eq 'lc_1letter_facet,lc_rest_facet'
+      end
+    end
+    context 'when viewing a facet that needs a facet.query' do
+      before { search_builder.facet('cataloged_tdt') }
+      it 'keeps the facet.query configuration' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'facet.query' => ['cataloged_tdt:[NOW/DAY-7DAYS+TO+NOW/DAY+1DAY]'] }
+        search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        expect(solr_parameters['facet.query']).to eq ['cataloged_tdt:[NOW/DAY-7DAYS+TO+NOW/DAY+1DAY]']
+      end
+    end
+    context 'when we are not doing a facet view' do
+      it 'does not modify the solr_parameters' do
+        solr_parameters = { 'stats' => true, 'stats.field' => ['pub_date_start_sort'] }
+        expect do
+          search_builder.remove_unneeded_facets(solr_parameters)
+        end.not_to change { solr_parameters }
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end