diff --git a/lib/DB/db.sql b/lib/DB/db.sql
index 50839ae94..64d0a767e 100644
--- a/lib/DB/db.sql
+++ b/lib/DB/db.sql
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ INSERT INTO tmux (setting, value) VALUES ('defrag_cache', '900'),
 ('addpar2', '0'),
 ('fixnamethreads', '1'),
 ('fixnamesperrun', '10'),
-('max_load', 2.0),
-('max_load_releases', 2.0),
 ('zippath', ''),
 ('processjpg', 0),
 ('scrape', 0),
diff --git a/lib/copy_this/www/templates/nntmux/views/admin/tmux-edit.tpl b/lib/copy_this/www/templates/nntmux/views/admin/tmux-edit.tpl
index 210f750c4..dc33ad177 100644
--- a/lib/copy_this/www/templates/nntmux/views/admin/tmux-edit.tpl
+++ b/lib/copy_this/www/templates/nntmux/views/admin/tmux-edit.tpl
@@ -638,27 +638,6 @@
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 
-		<tr>
-			<td style="width:180px;"><label for="max_load">Maximum Load:</label></td>
-			<td>
-				<input id="max_load" name="max_load" class="short" type="text" value="{$ftmux->max_load}"/>
-
-				<div class="hint">Set this to limit the load on your system to value entered. Default value is 2.0.
-				</div>
-			</td>
-		</tr>
-
-		<tr>
-			<td style="width:180px;"><label for="max_load_releases">Maximum Releases Load:</label></td>
-			<td>
-				<input id="max_load_releases" name="max_load_releases" class="short" type="text"
-					   value="{$ftmux->max_load_releases}"/>
-
-				<div class="hint">Set this to limit the load on your system to value entered. Default value is 2.0.
-				</div>
-			</td>
-		</tr>
-
 		<tr>
 			<td style="width:180px;"><label for="safebackfilldate">Safe Backfill Date:</label></td>
 			<td>