diff --git a/lib/simple_form.rb b/lib/simple_form.rb
index f007ccab..53d44c6a 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form.rb
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ module SimpleForm
   mattr_accessor :default_input_size
   @@default_input_size = 50
 
-  # When off, do not use translations in hint, labels and placeholders.
-  # It is a small performance improvement if you are not using such features.
-  mattr_accessor :translate
-  @@translate = true
+  # When off, do not use translations in labels. Disabling translation in
+  # hints and placeholders can be done manually in the wrapper API.
+  mattr_accessor :translate_labels
+  @@translate_labels = true
 
   # Automatically discover new inputs in Rails' autoload path.
   mattr_accessor :inputs_discovery
@@ -165,7 +165,17 @@ module SimpleForm
   @@deprecated = false
 
   DEPRECATED.each do |method|
-    class_eval "def #{method}; @@deprecated = true; end"
+    class_eval "def self.#{method}; @@deprecated = true; end"
+  end
+
+  def self.translate=(value)
+    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "SimpleForm.translate= is disabled in favor of translate_labels="
+    self.translate_labels = value
+  end
+
+  def self.translate
+    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "SimpleForm.translate is disabled in favor of translate_labels"
+    self.translate_labels
   end
 
   # Default way to setup SimpleForm. Run rails generate simple_form:install
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/disabled.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/disabled.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 35ca288e..00000000
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/disabled.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-module SimpleForm
-  module Components
-    module Disabled
-      def disabled
-        if has_disabled?
-          input_html_classes << 'disabled' 
-          input_html_options[:disabled] = true
-        end
-        nil
-      end
-
-      def has_disabled?
-        options[:disabled] == true
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
index 6f042224..931ab675 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/hints.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 module SimpleForm
   module Components
+    # Needs to be enabled in order to do automatic lookups.
     module Hints
       def hint
-        (options.delete(:hint) || translate(:hints)).presence
+        if options[:hint] == true
+          translate(:hints).presence
+        else
+          options[:hint]
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/labels.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/labels.rb
index adab0e0a..f71b1f8e 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/labels.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/labels.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module SimpleForm
 
       # First check labels translation and then human attribute name.
       def label_translation #:nodoc:
-        translate(:labels) || if object.class.respond_to?(:human_attribute_name)
+        (SimpleForm.translate_labels && translate(:labels)) || if object.class.respond_to?(:human_attribute_name)
           object.class.human_attribute_name(reflection_or_attribute_name.to_s)
         else
           attribute_name.to_s.humanize
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/maxlength.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/maxlength.rb
index eaa496a2..488a42b9 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/maxlength.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/maxlength.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module SimpleForm
   module Components
+    # Needs to be enabled in order to do automatic lookups.
     module Maxlength
       def maxlength
         input_html_options[:maxlength] ||= maximum_length_from_validation || limit
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/pattern.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/pattern.rb
index 85fb6a1b..bff46c1c 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/pattern.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module SimpleForm
   module Components
+    # Needs to be enabled in order to do automatic lookups.
     module Pattern
       def pattern
         input_html_options[:pattern] ||= pattern_source
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/components/placeholders.rb b/lib/simple_form/components/placeholders.rb
index 93fe2232..f4200499 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/components/placeholders.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/components/placeholders.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module SimpleForm
   module Components
+    # Needs to be enabled in order to do automatic lookups.
     module Placeholders
       def placeholder
         input_html_options[:placeholder] ||= placeholder_text
diff --git a/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb b/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
index 0fe94463..a986996c 100644
--- a/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
+++ b/lib/simple_form/inputs/base.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ module SimpleForm
         self.default_options = options
       end
 
+      # Always enabled.
+      enable :hint
+
       # Usually disabled, needs to be enabled explicitly passing true as option.
       disable :maxlength, :placeholder, :pattern
 
@@ -126,8 +129,6 @@ module SimpleForm
       #
       #  Take a look at our locale example file.
       def translate(namespace, default='')
-        return nil unless SimpleForm.translate
-
         model_names = lookup_model_names.dup
         lookups     = []
 
diff --git a/test/components/label_test.rb b/test/components/label_test.rb
index 36bde220..c7d335f1 100644
--- a/test/components/label_test.rb
+++ b/test/components/label_test.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class IsolatedLabelTest < ActionView::TestCase
   end
 
   test 'input should not use i18n label if translate is false' do
-    swap SimpleForm, :translate => false do
+    swap SimpleForm, :translate_labels => false do
       store_translations(:en, :simple_form => { :labels => { :age => 'Idade' } } ) do
         with_label_for @user, :age, :integer
         assert_select 'label[for=user_age]', /Age/