diff --git a/dix/main.c b/dix/main.c
index f98643aa5..273f30330 100644
--- a/dix/main.c
+++ b/dix/main.c
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ dix_main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 
     CheckUserAuthorization();
 
-    InitConnectionLimits();
-
     ProcessCommandLine(argc, argv);
 
     alwaysCheckForInput[0] = 0;
diff --git a/include/opaque.h b/include/opaque.h
index 0ba0d64da..bb1f5027b 100644
--- a/include/opaque.h
+++ b/include/opaque.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ from The Open Group.
 
 extern _X_EXPORT const char *defaultTextFont;
 extern _X_EXPORT const char *defaultCursorFont;
-extern _X_EXPORT int MaxClients;
 extern _X_EXPORT int LimitClients;
 extern _X_EXPORT volatile char isItTimeToYield;
 extern _X_EXPORT volatile char dispatchException;
diff --git a/os/connection.c b/os/connection.c
index 229bbe745..de9696ec8 100644
--- a/os/connection.c
+++ b/os/connection.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 struct ospoll   *server_poll;
 
-int MaxClients = 0;
 Bool NewOutputPending;          /* not yet attempted to write some new output */
 Bool NoListenAll;               /* Don't establish any listening sockets */
 
@@ -162,18 +161,6 @@ lookup_trans_conn(int fd)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-/* Set MaxClients */
-
-void
-InitConnectionLimits(void)
-{
-    MaxClients = MAXCLIENTS;
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    ErrorF("InitConnectionLimits: MaxClients = %d\n", MaxClients);
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * If SIGUSR1 was set to SIG_IGN when the server started, assume that either
  *