diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 54ef4d3062..cf727b6014 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
   * Fix usage of precompiled headers; remove cotire (#3635).
 
+  * Fix non-working `verbose` option for R bindings (#3691).
+
 ### mlpack 4.3.0
 ###### 2023-11-27
   * Fix include ordering issue for `LinearRegression` (#3541).
diff --git a/doc/user/methods/adaboost.md b/doc/user/methods/adaboost.md
index 18357587fd..a4371f40fc 100644
--- a/doc/user/methods/adaboost.md
+++ b/doc/user/methods/adaboost.md
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ std::cout << arma::accu(predictions == 3) << " test points classified as class "
 | `data` | [`arma::mat`](../matrices.md) | [Column-major](../matrices.md#representing-data-in-mlpack) training matrix. | _(N/A)_ |
 | `labels` | [`arma::Row<size_t>`](../matrices.md) | Training labels, [between `0` and `numClasses - 1`](../load_save.md#normalizing-labels) (inclusive).  Should have length `data.n_cols`.  | _(N/A)_ |
 | `numClasses` | `size_t` | Number of classes in the dataset. | _(N/A)_ |
-| `weakLearner` | `Perceptron` | An initialized weak learner whose
-hyperparameters will be used as settings for weak learners during training. |
-_(N/A)_ |
+| `weakLearner` | `Perceptron` | An initialized weak learner whose hyperparameters will be used as settings for weak learners during training. | _(N/A)_ |
 | `maxIterations` | `size_t` | Maximum number of iterations of AdaBoost.MH to use.  This is the maximum number of weak learners to train.  (0 means no limit, and weak learners will be trained until the tolerance is met.) | `100` |
 | `tolerance` | `double` | When the weighted residual (`r_t`) of the model goes below `tolerance`, training will terminate and no more weak learners will be added. | `1e-6` |
 
diff --git a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/mlpack/src/rcpp_mlpack.h b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/mlpack/src/rcpp_mlpack.h
index bd9ecf3ef1..83f272e753 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/mlpack/src/rcpp_mlpack.h
+++ b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/mlpack/src/rcpp_mlpack.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <Rcpp.h>
 
-// To suppress Found '__assert_fail', possibly from 'assert' (C).
-#define BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS
-
 // Rcpp has its own stream object which cooperates more nicely with R's i/o
 // And as of armadillo and mlpack, we can use this stream object as well.
 #if !defined(ARMA_COUT_STREAM)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/print_R.cpp b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/print_R.cpp
index 97615bf58c..259766427a 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/print_R.cpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/print_R.cpp
@@ -184,21 +184,10 @@ void PrintR(util::Params& params,
        << endl;
   for (const string& opt : inputOptions)
   {
-    if (opt != "verbose")
-    {
-      util::ParamData& d = parameters.at(opt);
-      params.functionMap[d.tname]["PrintInputProcessing"](d, NULL, NULL);
-    }
+    util::ParamData& d = parameters.at(opt);
+    params.functionMap[d.tname]["PrintInputProcessing"](d, NULL, NULL);
   }
 
-  // Special handling for verbose output.
-  cout << "  if (verbose) {" << endl;
-  cout << "    EnableVerbose()" << endl;
-  cout << "  } else {" << endl;
-  cout << "    DisableVerbose()" << endl;
-  cout << "  }" << endl;
-  cout << endl;
-
   // Mark output parameters as passed.
   cout << "  # Mark all output options as passed." << endl;
   for (const string& opt : outputOptions)
diff --git a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/r_method.cpp.in b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/r_method.cpp.in
index 68e1928da9..3452ecfab4 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/bindings/R/r_method.cpp.in
+++ b/src/mlpack/bindings/R/r_method.cpp.in
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ void ${PROGRAM_NAME}_call(SEXP params, SEXP timers)
   util::Params& p = *Rcpp::as<Rcpp::XPtr<util::Params>>(params);
   util::Timers& t = *Rcpp::as<Rcpp::XPtr<util::Timers>>(timers);
 
+  if (p.Has("verbose"))
+    Log::Info.ignoreInput = false;
+  else
+    Log::Info.ignoreInput = true;
+
   BINDING_FUNCTION(p, t);
 }