diff --git a/installation/pleroma.nginx b/installation/pleroma.nginx
index a3b3394f1..ce74f46e1 100644
--- a/installation/pleroma.nginx
+++ b/installation/pleroma.nginx
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ server {
         # this is explicitly IPv4 since Pleroma.Web.Endpoint binds on IPv4 only
         # and `localhost.` resolves to [::0] on some systems: see issue #930
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:4000;
-
-        client_max_body_size 16m;
     }
 
     location ~ ^/(media|proxy) {