diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 1a55545..3f572a8 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -1018,17 +1018,6 @@ static void exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist,
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, ...) failed: %m",
                     group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
 
-    /* set single threaded time limits */
-    if (group->job_threads == 1) {
-            /* set cpu time limits - hardlimit is 105% of softlimit */
-            rlim.rlim_cur = group->job_time*60;
-            rlim.rlim_cur = group->job_time*63;
-
-            if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_CPU, &rlim)  == -1)
-                mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu setrlimit(RLIMIT_CPU, ...) failed: %m",
-                            group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
-    }
-
     if (initgroups(passwd->pw_name, group->user_gid) == -1) {
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu initgroups() failed: %m",
             group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);