diff --git a/tap/passive_tapper.go b/tap/passive_tapper.go
index 2930cf284..8726f6301 100644
--- a/tap/passive_tapper.go
+++ b/tap/passive_tapper.go
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ func startMemoryProfiler() {
 }
 
 func closeTimedoutTcpStreamChannels() {
-	maxNumberOfGoroutines = GetMaxNumberOfGoroutines()
 	TcpStreamChannelTimeoutMs := GetTcpChannelTimeoutMs()
 	for {
 		_debug.FreeOSMemory()
diff --git a/tap/settings.go b/tap/settings.go
index 173656a85..f2decd0de 100644
--- a/tap/settings.go
+++ b/tap/settings.go
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ const (
 	MaxBufferedPagesTotalEnvVarName           = "MAX_BUFFERED_PAGES_TOTAL"
 	MaxBufferedPagesPerConnectionEnvVarName   = "MAX_BUFFERED_PAGES_PER_CONNECTION"
 	TcpStreamChannelTimeoutMsEnvVarName       = "TCP_STREAM_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT_MS"
-	MaxNumberOfGoroutinesEnvVarName           = "MAX_NUMBER_OF_GOROUTINES"
 	MaxBufferedPagesTotalDefaultValue         = 5000
 	MaxBufferedPagesPerConnectionDefaultValue = 5000
 	TcpStreamChannelTimeoutMsDefaultValue     = 5000
-	MaxNumberOfGoroutinesDefaultValue         = 4000
 )
 
 type globalSettings struct {
@@ -62,14 +60,6 @@ func GetTcpChannelTimeoutMs() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(valueFromEnv) * time.Millisecond
 }
 
-func GetMaxNumberOfGoroutines() int {
-	valueFromEnv, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv(MaxNumberOfGoroutinesEnvVarName))
-	if err != nil {
-		return MaxNumberOfGoroutinesDefaultValue
-	}
-	return valueFromEnv
-}
-
 func GetMemoryProfilingEnabled() bool {
 	return os.Getenv(MemoryProfilingEnabledEnvVarName) == "1"
 }
diff --git a/tap/tcp_stream_factory.go b/tap/tcp_stream_factory.go
index e14e8860f..ad042556b 100644
--- a/tap/tcp_stream_factory.go
+++ b/tap/tcp_stream_factory.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package tap
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ type tcpStreamWrapper struct {
 var streams *sync.Map = &sync.Map{} // global
 var streamId int64 = 0
 
-var maxNumberOfGoroutines int
-
 func (factory *tcpStreamFactory) New(net, transport gopacket.Flow, tcp *layers.TCP, ac reassembly.AssemblerContext) reassembly.Stream {
 	rlog.Debugf("* NEW: %s %s", net, transport)
 	fsmOptions := reassembly.TCPSimpleFSMOptions{
@@ -61,11 +58,6 @@ func (factory *tcpStreamFactory) New(net, transport gopacket.Flow, tcp *layers.T
 		superIdentifier: &api.SuperIdentifier{},
 	}
 	if stream.isTapTarget {
-		if runtime.NumGoroutine() > maxNumberOfGoroutines {
-			appStats.IncDroppedTcpStreams()
-			rlog.Debugf("Dropped a TCP stream because of load. Total dropped: %d Total Goroutines: %d\n", appStats.DroppedTcpStreams, runtime.NumGoroutine())
-			return stream
-		}
 		streamId++
 		stream.id = streamId
 		for i, extension := range extensions {