diff --git a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
index 24e41aef84..45531685c6 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
@@ -1002,8 +1002,6 @@ The valid values for sorting_method are "affinity", "shuffle", and "timing".
 .IP \fBtiming_expiry\fR
 If the "timing" sorting_method is used, the timings will only be valid for
 the number of seconds configured by timing_expiry. The default is 300.
-.IP \fBmax_large_object_get_time\fR
-The maximum time (seconds) that a large object connection is allowed to last. The default is 86400.
 .IP \fBrequest_node_count\fR
 Set to the number of nodes to contact for a normal request. You can use '* replicas'
 at the end to have it use the number given times the number of
diff --git a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
index 59c5cc02aa..c1f1cfc744 100644
--- a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@ use = egg:swift#proxy
 # the number of seconds configured by timing_expiry.
 # timing_expiry = 300
 #
-# The maximum time (seconds) that a large object connection is allowed to last.
-# max_large_object_get_time = 86400
-#
 # Set to the number of nodes to contact for a normal request. You can use
 # '* replicas' at the end to have it use the number given times the number of
 # replicas for the ring being used for the request.
diff --git a/swift/proxy/server.py b/swift/proxy/server.py
index d4a31e5a9d..1f23e9bb20 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/server.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/server.py
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ class Application(object):
         self.node_timings = {}
         self.timing_expiry = int(conf.get('timing_expiry', 300))
         self.sorting_method = conf.get('sorting_method', 'shuffle').lower()
-        self.max_large_object_get_time = float(
-            conf.get('max_large_object_get_time', '86400'))
         value = conf.get('request_node_count', '2 * replicas').lower().split()
         if len(value) == 1:
             rnc_value = int(value[0])