diff --git a/httperf/src/core.c b/httperf/src/core.c
index 53fa4b5..fdc7f92 100755
--- a/httperf/src/core.c
+++ b/httperf/src/core.c
@@ -689,13 +689,6 @@ core_init(void)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	if (rlimit.rlim_max > FD_SETSIZE) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: warning: open file limit > FD_SETSIZE; "
-			"limiting max. # of open files to FD_SETSIZE\n",
-			prog_name);
-		rlimit.rlim_max = FD_SETSIZE;
-	}
-
 	rlimit.rlim_cur = rlimit.rlim_max;
 	if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlimit) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr,