diff --git a/src/main/java/org/browsermob/proxy/http/BrowserMobHttpClient.java b/src/main/java/org/browsermob/proxy/http/BrowserMobHttpClient.java
index a41789004..2cc672ce7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/browsermob/proxy/http/BrowserMobHttpClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/browsermob/proxy/http/BrowserMobHttpClient.java
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ public void abortRequest() {
             }
         };
 
-        // MOB-338: 30 total connections and 6 connections per host matches the behavior in Firefox 3
-        httpClientConnMgr.setMaxTotal(30);
-        httpClientConnMgr.setDefaultMaxPerRoute(6);
-
         httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpClientConnMgr) {
             @Override
             protected HttpRequestExecutor createRequestExecutor() {