diff --git a/config/lighttpd.conf b/config/lighttpd.conf
index a224f4562..3ec444863 100644
--- a/config/lighttpd.conf
+++ b/config/lighttpd.conf
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ $HTTP["useragent"] =~ "^JOSM/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ \(172[234567] " {
   url.access-deny = ("")
 }
 
-#
-# Limit connections to 20 per IP address
-#
-evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 20
-
 #
 # Setup MIME type mapping
 #