diff --git a/include/libtorrent/packet_pool.hpp b/include/libtorrent/packet_pool.hpp
index 0b23b250f..cfe96d07e 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/packet_pool.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/packet_pool.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ namespace libtorrent {
 	constexpr int TORRENT_ETHERNET_MTU = 1500;
 	constexpr int TORRENT_TEREDO_MTU = 1280;
 	constexpr int TORRENT_INET_MIN_MTU = 576;
-	constexpr int TORRENT_INET_MAX_MTU = 0xffff;
 
 	// used for out-of-order incoming packets
 	// as well as sent packets that are waiting to be ACKed
diff --git a/src/utp_socket_manager.cpp b/src/utp_socket_manager.cpp
index ffb35a36e..db061961c 100644
--- a/src/utp_socket_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/utp_socket_manager.cpp
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ namespace libtorrent {
 		}
 #endif
 
-		// clamp the MTU within reasonable bounds
-		if (mtu < TORRENT_INET_MIN_MTU) mtu = TORRENT_INET_MIN_MTU;
-		else if (mtu > TORRENT_INET_MAX_MTU) mtu = TORRENT_INET_MAX_MTU;
-
 		int const link_mtu = mtu;
 
 		mtu -= TORRENT_UDP_HEADER;