diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 439e8651df..5636119e8e 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2140,12 +2140,7 @@ static int postcopy_start(MigrationState *ms)
      * will notice we're in POSTCOPY_ACTIVE and not actually
      * wrap their state up here
      */
-    /* 0 max-postcopy-bandwidth means unlimited */
-    if (!bandwidth) {
-        qemu_file_set_rate_limit(ms->to_dst_file, INT64_MAX);
-    } else {
-        qemu_file_set_rate_limit(ms->to_dst_file, bandwidth / XFER_LIMIT_RATIO);
-    }
+    qemu_file_set_rate_limit(ms->to_dst_file, bandwidth / XFER_LIMIT_RATIO);
     if (migrate_postcopy_ram()) {
         /* Ping just for debugging, helps line traces up */
         qemu_savevm_send_ping(ms->to_dst_file, 2);