diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index bbc777d5ea..82a9c28c35 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -620,11 +620,6 @@ class OC {
 		@ini_set('max_execution_time', '3600');
 		@ini_set('max_input_time', '3600');
 
-		//try to set the maximum filesize to 10G
-		@ini_set('upload_max_filesize', '10G');
-		@ini_set('post_max_size', '10G');
-		@ini_set('file_uploads', '50');
-
 		self::setRequiredIniValues();
 		self::handleAuthHeaders();
 		self::registerAutoloaderCache();