diff --git a/cookbooks/software/passenger/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/cookbooks/software/passenger/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index 9500f77..968e80e 100644
--- a/cookbooks/software/passenger/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/software/passenger/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ http {
 
   passenger_spawn_method smart;
   passenger_friendly_error_pages off;
-  passenger_max_pool_size 40;
 
   rails_env <%= node.chef_environment %>;