diff --git a/run_ci_tests_containers.sh b/run_ci_tests_containers.sh
index 4a83d20..2104bd2 100644
--- a/run_ci_tests_containers.sh
+++ b/run_ci_tests_containers.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ set -x
 
 yum install -y podman
 
-sysctl -w fs.file-max=2048
-
 set -e
 
 echo $BRANCH $REPO