diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
index c0ee811284d..944485c3cd8 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/cache/analysis.go
@@ -365,7 +365,11 @@ func actionImpl(ctx context.Context, snapshot *snapshot, deps []*actionHandle, a
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
 				// An Analyzer crashed. This is often merely a symptom
 				// of a problem in package loading.
-				if bug.PanicOnBugs && analyzer.Name != "fact_purity" {
+				// Now that we have a theory of these crashes,
+				// we disable the check to stop flakes from being a nuisance.
+				// TODO(adonovan): re-enable it when plausibly fixed.
+				const strict = false
+				if strict && bug.PanicOnBugs && analyzer.Name != "fact_purity" {
 					// During testing, crash. See issues 54762, 56035.
 					// But ignore analyzers with known crash bugs:
 					// - fact_purity (dominikh/go-tools#1327)