diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
index fc6a93bf8..b2d8e0d92 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DogstatsdConfiguration.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import io.micrometer.statsd.StatsdFlavor;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
-import javax.validation.constraints.Positive;
 
 public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
 
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
   @NotBlank
   private String environment;
 
-  @JsonProperty
-  @Positive
-  private int maxPacketLength = 8932;
-
   @Override
   public Duration step() {
     return step;
@@ -46,9 +41,4 @@ public class DogstatsdConfiguration implements StatsdConfig {
     // We have no Micrometer key/value pairs to report, so always return `null`
     return null;
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public int maxPacketLength() {
-    return maxPacketLength;
-  }
 }