diff --git a/sx_maxsockbuf.c b/sx_maxsockbuf.c
index 5106605..4b28553 100644
--- a/sx_maxsockbuf.c
+++ b/sx_maxsockbuf.c
@@ -39,19 +39,15 @@
 #include "extern.h"
 #include "sx_report.h"
 
-#ifndef SX_MAXSOCKBUF_MAX
-#define SX_MAXSOCKBUF_MAX (2 * 1024 * 1024)
-#endif
-
 int
 sx_maxsockbuf(int s, int dir)
-{ 
+{
 	int		optval = 0, voptval;
 	int		hiconf = -1, loconf = -1;
 	unsigned int	voptlen;
 	int		phase = 0, iterations = 0;
 
-	if (s < 0) { 
+	if (s < 0) {
 		sx_report(SX_FATAL,"Unable to maximize sockbuf on invalid "
 		    "socket %i\n", s);
 		exit(1);
@@ -65,30 +61,27 @@ sx_maxsockbuf(int s, int dir)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	for (;;) { 
+	for (;;) {
 		iterations++;
 
 		if (phase == 0)
-			optval<<=1; 
-		else { 
+			optval <<= 1;
+		else {
 			if (optval == (hiconf + loconf) / 2)
 				break;
 			optval = (hiconf + loconf) / 2;
 		}
 
-		if (optval > SX_MAXSOCKBUF_MAX && phase == 0) 
-			break;
-
 		if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, dir, (void*)&optval,
 		    sizeof(optval)) == -1) {
 
 			if (phase == 0)
-				phase = 1; 
+				phase = 1;
 
-			hiconf = optval; 
+			hiconf = optval;
 
 			continue;
-		} else { 
+		} else {
 			loconf = optval;
 		}
 
@@ -99,39 +92,26 @@ sx_maxsockbuf(int s, int dir)
 			sx_report(SX_ERROR,"getsockopt failed: %s\n",
 			    strerror(errno));
 			return -1;
-		} else if (voptval < optval) { 
-			if (phase == 0) { 
+		} else if (voptval < optval) {
+			if (phase == 0) {
 				phase = 1;
 				optval >>= 1;
 				continue;
-			} else if (phase == 1) { 
+			} else if (phase == 1) {
 				phase = 2;
 				optval -= 2048;
 				continue;
 			} else
 				break;
-		} else if (voptval >= SX_MAXSOCKBUF_MAX) { 
-			/*
-			 * ... and getsockopt not failed and voptval>=optval.
-			 * Do not allow to increase sockbuf too much even in
-			 * case OS permits it
-			 */
-			break;
 		}
 	}
 
 	voptlen = sizeof(voptval);
 	if (getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, dir, (void*)&voptval,
 	    &voptlen) == -1) {
-		sx_report(SX_ERROR,"getsockopt(final stage) failed: %s\n", 
+		sx_report(SX_ERROR,"getsockopt(final stage) failed: %s\n",
 		    strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
-	} else { 
-		/*
-		printf("Finally got %i bytes of recvspace in %i interations\n", 
-			voptval, iterations);
-		*/
-	}
-
-	return voptval;
+	} else
+		return voptval;
 }