diff --git a/cmd/imageproxy/main.go b/cmd/imageproxy/main.go
index 66c1315..d365eb3 100644
--- a/cmd/imageproxy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/imageproxy/main.go
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	p := imageproxy.NewProxy(nil, c)
-	p.MaxWidth = 2000
-	p.MaxHeight = 2000
 	if *whitelist != "" {
 		p.Whitelist = strings.Split(*whitelist, ",")
 	}
diff --git a/proxy.go b/proxy.go
index 9f4a5ae..22f8201 100644
--- a/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy.go
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ type Proxy struct {
 
 	// Whitelist specifies a list of remote hosts that images can be proxied from.  An empty list means all hosts are allowed.
 	Whitelist []string
-
-	MaxWidth  int
-	MaxHeight int
 }
 
 // NewProxy constructs a new proxy.  The provided http Client will be used to
@@ -75,13 +72,6 @@ func (p *Proxy) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if p.MaxWidth > 0 && int(req.Options.Width) > p.MaxWidth {
-		req.Options.Width = float64(p.MaxWidth)
-	}
-	if p.MaxHeight > 0 && int(req.Options.Height) > p.MaxHeight {
-		req.Options.Height = float64(p.MaxHeight)
-	}
-
 	if !p.allowed(req.URL) {
 		glog.Errorf("remote URL is not for an allowed host: %v", req.URL)
 		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("remote URL is not for an allowed host: %v", req.URL), http.StatusBadRequest)