diff --git a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
index 52a51804..a5c34cdc 100644
--- a/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
+++ b/tubesync/tubesync/local_settings.py.container
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ else:
 
 
 DEFAULT_THREADS = 1
-MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = 8
 BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = int(os.getenv('TUBESYNC_WORKERS', DEFAULT_THREADS))
-if BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS > MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS:
-    BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = MAX_BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS
 
 
 MEDIA_ROOT = CONFIG_BASE_DIR / 'media'