diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index e22b860fd..5f6414882 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -29,9 +29,3 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
 </IfModule>
 
-
-# Required to keep Apache from hanging waiting for MySql connections
-<IfModule mpm_prefork_module>
-    GracefulShutdownTimeout 300
-    MaxRequestWorkers 70
-</IfModule>
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