diff --git a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate
index 9ef08052c..d9157acdb 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate
+++ b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.conf_tmplate
@@ -74,7 +74,3 @@ LOGFILE_PATH=./xwrelay.log
 # messages.  The latter doesn't seem as reliable with newer psql
 # servers.  Anything but 0 is treated as true.
 USE_B64=1
-
-# How many tcp sockets should we have open at once before rebooting on
-# the assumption they're somehow leaking?
-MAXSOCKS=500