diff --git a/cmd/tlstunnel/main.go b/cmd/tlstunnel/main.go
index 1adcac3..be113e0 100644
--- a/cmd/tlstunnel/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tlstunnel/main.go
@@ -51,27 +51,11 @@ func newServer() (*tlstunnel.Server, error) {
 	return srv, nil
 }
 
-func bumpOpenedFileLimit() error {
-	var rlimit syscall.Rlimit
-	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlimit); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get RLIMIT_NOFILE: %v", err)
-	}
-	rlimit.Cur = rlimit.Max
-	if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlimit); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set RLIMIT_NOFILE: %v", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&configPath, "config", configPath, "path to configuration file")
 	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "enable debug logging")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	if err := bumpOpenedFileLimit(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("failed to bump max number of opened files: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	srv, err := newServer()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create server: %v", err)