diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
index 027df492c..d164e55e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/WorldEdit.java
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ public class WorldEdit {
                     }
                 } else {
                     // Bound the change limit
-                    int maxChangeLimit = Math.min(config.defaultChangeLimit,
-                            config.maxChangeLimit);
+                    int maxChangeLimit = config.maxChangeLimit;
                     if (currentChangeLimit == -1 || currentChangeLimit > maxChangeLimit) {
                         session.setBlockChangeLimit(maxChangeLimit);
                     }