diff --git a/nano/core_test/network.cpp b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
index 00e3593ed..21d74fae4 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ TEST (network, last_contacted)
 	ASSERT_EQ (0, node0->network.size ());
 
 	nano::node_config node1_config = system.default_config ();
-	node1_config.tcp_incoming_connections_max = 0; // Prevent ephemeral node1->node0 channel repacement with incoming connection
+	node1_config.tcp.max_inbound_connections = 0; // Prevent ephemeral node1->node0 channel repacement with incoming connection
 	auto node1 (std::make_shared<nano::node> (system.io_ctx, nano::unique_path (), node1_config, system.work));
 	node1->start ();
 	system.nodes.push_back (node1);
diff --git a/nano/core_test/node.cpp b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
index 7cbef1802..4df9c713d 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ TEST (node, bidirectional_tcp)
 	node_config.backlog_scan.enable = false;
 	auto node1 = system.add_node (node_config, node_flags);
 	node_config.peering_port = system.get_available_port ();
-	node_config.tcp_incoming_connections_max = 0; // Disable incoming TCP connections for node 2
+	node_config.tcp.max_inbound_connections = 0; // Disable incoming TCP connections for node 2
 	auto node2 = system.add_node (node_config, node_flags);
 	// Check network connections
 	ASSERT_EQ (1, node1->network.size ());
diff --git a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
index cb635aecd..9c9eb85c4 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ TEST (toml_config, daemon_config_deserialize_defaults)
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.preconfigured_representatives, defaults.node.preconfigured_representatives);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.receive_minimum, defaults.node.receive_minimum);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.signature_checker_threads, defaults.node.signature_checker_threads);
-	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.tcp_incoming_connections_max, defaults.node.tcp_incoming_connections_max);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.tcp_io_timeout, defaults.node.tcp_io_timeout);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.unchecked_cutoff_time, defaults.node.unchecked_cutoff_time);
 	ASSERT_EQ (conf.node.use_memory_pools, defaults.node.use_memory_pools);
@@ -458,7 +457,6 @@ TEST (toml_config, daemon_config_deserialize_no_defaults)
 	preconfigured_representatives = ["nano_3arg3asgtigae3xckabaaewkx3bzsh7nwz7jkmjos79ihyaxwphhm6qgjps4"]
 	receive_minimum = "999"
 	signature_checker_threads = 999
-	tcp_incoming_connections_max = 999
 	tcp_io_timeout = 999
 	unchecked_cutoff_time = 999
 	use_memory_pools = false
@@ -710,7 +708,6 @@ TEST (toml_config, daemon_config_deserialize_no_defaults)
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.preconfigured_representatives, defaults.node.preconfigured_representatives);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.receive_minimum, defaults.node.receive_minimum);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.signature_checker_threads, defaults.node.signature_checker_threads);
-	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.tcp_incoming_connections_max, defaults.node.tcp_incoming_connections_max);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.tcp_io_timeout, defaults.node.tcp_io_timeout);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.unchecked_cutoff_time, defaults.node.unchecked_cutoff_time);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.use_memory_pools, defaults.node.use_memory_pools);
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index b1693bc3b..65c8fc1dc 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ void nano::node::start ()
 	}
 
 	bool tcp_enabled = false;
-	if (config.tcp_incoming_connections_max > 0 && !(flags.disable_bootstrap_listener && flags.disable_tcp_realtime))
+	if (!(flags.disable_bootstrap_listener && flags.disable_tcp_realtime))
 	{
 		tcp_listener.start ();
 		tcp_enabled = true;
diff --git a/nano/node/nodeconfig.cpp b/nano/node/nodeconfig.cpp
index f6ccdf563..f683d1193 100644
--- a/nano/node/nodeconfig.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/nodeconfig.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ nano::error nano::node_config::serialize_toml (nano::tomlconfig & toml) const
 	toml.put ("pow_sleep_interval", pow_sleep_interval.count (), "Time to sleep between batch work generation attempts. Reduces max CPU usage at the expense of a longer generation time.\ntype:nanoseconds");
 	toml.put ("external_address", external_address, "The external address of this node (NAT). If not set, the node will request this information via UPnP.\ntype:string,ip");
 	toml.put ("external_port", external_port, "The external port number of this node (NAT). Only used if external_address is set.\ntype:uint16");
-	toml.put ("tcp_incoming_connections_max", tcp_incoming_connections_max, "Maximum number of incoming TCP connections.\ntype:uint64");
 	toml.put ("use_memory_pools", use_memory_pools, "If true, allocate memory from memory pools. Enabling this may improve performance. Memory is never released to the OS.\ntype:bool");
 
 	toml.put ("bandwidth_limit", bandwidth_limit, "Outbound traffic limit in bytes/sec after which messages will be dropped.\nNote: changing to unlimited bandwidth (0) is not recommended for limited connections.\ntype:uint64");
@@ -538,7 +537,6 @@ nano::error nano::node_config::deserialize_toml (nano::tomlconfig & toml)
 		toml.get<boost::asio::ip::address_v6> ("external_address", external_address_l);
 		external_address = external_address_l.to_string ();
 		toml.get<uint16_t> ("external_port", external_port);
-		toml.get<unsigned> ("tcp_incoming_connections_max", tcp_incoming_connections_max);
 
 		auto pow_sleep_interval_l (pow_sleep_interval.count ());
 		toml.get (pow_sleep_interval_key, pow_sleep_interval_l);
diff --git a/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp b/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
index 4871b9871..9a8d6bd41 100644
--- a/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/nodeconfig.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/hinted.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/optimistic.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/transport/tcp_config.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/tcp_listener.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/vote_cache.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/vote_processor.hpp>
@@ -109,8 +110,6 @@ public:
 	std::chrono::seconds tcp_io_timeout{ (network_params.network.is_dev_network () && !is_sanitizer_build ()) ? std::chrono::seconds (5) : std::chrono::seconds (15) };
 	std::chrono::nanoseconds pow_sleep_interval{ 0 };
 
-	/** Default maximum incoming TCP connections, including realtime network & bootstrap */
-	unsigned tcp_incoming_connections_max{ 2048 };
 	bool use_memory_pools{ true };
 	static std::chrono::minutes constexpr wallet_backup_interval = std::chrono::minutes (5);
 	/** Default outbound traffic shaping is 10MB/s */
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp_config.hpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp_config.hpp
index 30fc2be84..82fece240 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp_config.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp_config.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <nano/lib/config.hpp>
+#include <nano/lib/constants.hpp>
 
 #include <chrono>
 
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+public:
+	// TODO: Serialize/deserialize
+
 public:
 	size_t max_inbound_connections{ 2048 };
 	size_t max_outbound_connections{ 2048 };