diff --git a/tuned/profiles/merger.py b/tuned/profiles/merger.py
index d3520c5..4167aee 100644
--- a/tuned/profiles/merger.py
+++ b/tuned/profiles/merger.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class Merger(object):
 					profile_a.units[unit_name].script_pre = unit.script_pre
 				if unit.script_post is not None:
 					profile_a.units[unit_name].script_post = unit.script_post
+				if unit.drop is not None:
+					for option in unit.drop:
+						profile_a.units[unit_name].options.pop(option, None)
+					unit.drop = None
 				if unit_name == "script" and profile_a.units[unit_name].options.get("script", None) is not None:
 					script = profile_a.units[unit_name].options.get("script", None)
 					profile_a.units[unit_name].options.update(unit.options)
diff --git a/tuned/profiles/unit.py b/tuned/profiles/unit.py
index dc1cc32..3f7535a 100644
--- a/tuned/profiles/unit.py
+++ b/tuned/profiles/unit.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import collections
+import re
 
 class Unit(object):
 	"""
 	Unit description.
 	"""
 
-	__slots__ = [ "_name", "_type", "_enabled", "_replace", "_devices", "_devices_udev_regex", \
+	__slots__ = [ "_name", "_type", "_enabled", "_replace", "_drop", "_devices", "_devices_udev_regex", \
 		"_cpuinfo_regex", "_uname_regex", "_script_pre", "_script_post", "_options" ]
 
 	def __init__(self, name, config):
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ class Unit(object):
 		self._type = config.pop("type", self._name)
 		self._enabled = config.pop("enabled", True) in [True, "True", "true", 1, "1"]
 		self._replace = config.pop("replace", False) in [True, "True", "true", 1, "1"]
+		self._drop = config.pop("drop", None)
+		if self._drop is not None:
+			self._drop = re.split(r"\b\s*[,;]\s*", str(self._drop))
 		self._devices = config.pop("devices", "*")
 		self._devices_udev_regex = config.pop("devices_udev_regex", None)
 		self._cpuinfo_regex = config.pop("cpuinfo_regex", None)
@@ -45,6 +49,14 @@ class Unit(object):
 	def replace(self):
 		return self._replace
 
+	@property
+	def drop(self):
+		return self._drop
+
+	@drop.setter
+	def drop(self, value):
+		self._drop = value
+
 	@property
 	def devices(self):
 		return self._devices