diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Pass/PassRegistry.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Pass/PassRegistry.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Pass/PassRegistry.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Pass/PassRegistry.h
@@ -280,13 +280,19 @@
 // Pass Reproducer
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
-/// Attach an assembly resource parser that handles MLIR reproducer
-/// configurations. Any found reproducer information will be attached to the
-/// given pass manager, e.g. the reproducer pipeline, verification flags, etc.
-// FIXME: Remove the `enableThreading` flag when possible. Some tools, e.g.
-//        mlir-opt, force disable threading during parsing.
-void attachPassReproducerAsmResource(ParserConfig &config, PassManager &pm,
-                                     bool &enableThreading);
+struct PassReproducerOptions {
+  /// Attach an assembly resource parser to 'config' that collects the MLIR
+  /// reproducer configuration into this instance.
+  void attachResourceParser(ParserConfig &config);
+
+  /// Apply the reproducer options to 'pm' and its context.
+  LogicalResult apply(PassManager &pm) const;
+
+private:
+  Optional<std::string> pipeline;
+  Optional<bool> verifyEach;
+  Optional<bool> disableThreading;
+};
 
 } // namespace mlir
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp b/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
@@ -443,29 +443,24 @@
 // Asm Resource
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
-void mlir::attachPassReproducerAsmResource(ParserConfig &config,
-                                           PassManager &pm,
-                                           bool &enableThreading) {
-  auto parseFn = [&](AsmParsedResourceEntry &entry) -> LogicalResult {
+void PassReproducerOptions::attachResourceParser(ParserConfig &config) {
+  auto parseFn = [this](AsmParsedResourceEntry &entry) -> LogicalResult {
     if (entry.getKey() == "pipeline") {
-      FailureOr<std::string> pipeline = entry.parseAsString();
-      if (failed(pipeline))
-        return failure();
-      return parsePassPipeline(*pipeline, pm);
+      FailureOr<std::string> value = entry.parseAsString();
+      if (succeeded(value))
+        this->pipeline = std::move(*value);
+      return value;
     }
     if (entry.getKey() == "disable_threading") {
       FailureOr<bool> value = entry.parseAsBool();
-
-      // FIXME: We should just update the context directly, but some places
-      // force disable threading during parsing.
       if (succeeded(value))
-        enableThreading = !(*value);
+        this->disableThreading = *value;
       return value;
     }
     if (entry.getKey() == "verify_each") {
       FailureOr<bool> value = entry.parseAsBool();
       if (succeeded(value))
-        pm.enableVerifier(*value);
+        this->verifyEach = *value;
       return value;
     }
     return entry.emitError() << "unknown 'mlir_reproducer' resource key '"
@@ -473,3 +468,17 @@
   };
   config.attachResourceParser("mlir_reproducer", parseFn);
 }
+
+LogicalResult PassReproducerOptions::apply(PassManager &pm) const {
+  if (pipeline.has_value())
+    if (failed(parsePassPipeline(*pipeline, pm)))
+      return failure();
+
+  if (disableThreading.has_value())
+    pm.getContext()->disableMultithreading(*disableThreading);
+
+  if (verifyEach.has_value())
+    pm.enableVerifier(*verifyEach);
+
+  return success();
+}
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.cpp b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-opt/MlirOptMain.cpp
@@ -59,19 +59,14 @@
   bool wasThreadingEnabled = context->isMultithreadingEnabled();
   context->disableMultithreading();
 
-  // Prepare the pass manager and apply any command line options.
-  PassManager pm(context, OpPassManager::Nesting::Implicit);
-  pm.enableVerifier(verifyPasses);
-  applyPassManagerCLOptions(pm);
-  pm.enableTiming(timing);
-
   // Prepare the parser config, and attach any useful/necessary resource
   // handlers. Unhandled external resources are treated as passthrough, i.e.
   // they are not processed and will be emitted directly to the output
   // untouched.
+  PassReproducerOptions reproOptions;
   FallbackAsmResourceMap fallbackResourceMap;
   ParserConfig config(context, &fallbackResourceMap);
-  attachPassReproducerAsmResource(config, pm, wasThreadingEnabled);
+  reproOptions.attachResourceParser(config);
 
   // Parse the input file and reset the context threading state.
   TimingScope parserTiming = timing.nest("Parser");
@@ -81,8 +76,13 @@
     return failure();
   parserTiming.stop();
 
-  // Callback to build the pipeline.
-  if (failed(passManagerSetupFn(pm)))
+  // Prepare the pass manager, applying command-line and reproducer options.
+  PassManager pm(context, OpPassManager::Nesting::Implicit,
+                 module->getOperationName());
+  pm.enableVerifier(verifyPasses);
+  applyPassManagerCLOptions(pm);
+  pm.enableTiming(timing);
+  if (failed(reproOptions.apply(pm)) || failed(passManagerSetupFn(pm)))
     return failure();
 
   // Run the pipeline.