diff --git a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
index 109aeba09..b5c5e20e3 100644
--- a/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/blockprocessor.cpp
@@ -484,11 +484,6 @@ nano::stat::detail nano::to_stat_detail (nano::block_source type)
 
 nano::block_processor_config::block_processor_config (const nano::network_constants & network_constants)
 {
-	if (network_constants.is_beta_network ())
-	{
-		// Bump max queue sizes for beta network to allow for more aggressive block propagation for saturation testing
-		max_peer_queue = 1024;
-	}
 }
 
 nano::error nano::block_processor_config::serialize (nano::tomlconfig & toml) const