diff --git a/libtransmission/bandwidth.cc b/libtransmission/bandwidth.cc
index 811d92708..829393b59 100644
--- a/libtransmission/bandwidth.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/bandwidth.cc
@@ -260,45 +260,18 @@ void tr_bandwidth::allocate(uint64_t period_msec)
 
 // ---
 
-size_t tr_bandwidth::clamp(uint64_t now, tr_direction const dir, size_t byte_count) const
+size_t tr_bandwidth::clamp(tr_direction const dir, size_t byte_count) const noexcept
 {
     TR_ASSERT(tr_isDirection(dir));
 
     if (this->band_[dir].is_limited_)
     {
         byte_count = std::min(byte_count, this->band_[dir].bytes_left_);
-
-        /* if we're getting close to exceeding the speed limit,
-         * clamp down harder on the bytes available */
-        if (byte_count > 0)
-        {
-            if (now == 0)
-            {
-                now = tr_time_msec();
-            }
-
-            auto const current = this->get_raw_speed_bytes_per_second(now, dir);
-            auto const desired = this->get_desired_speed_bytes_per_second(dir);
-            auto const r = desired >= 1 ? static_cast<double>(current) / desired : 0.0;
-
-            if (r > 1.0)
-            {
-                byte_count = 0; // none left
-            }
-            else if (r > 0.9)
-            {
-                byte_count -= (byte_count / 5U); // cap at 80%
-            }
-            else if (r > 0.8)
-            {
-                byte_count -= (byte_count / 10U); // cap at 90%
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     if (this->parent_ != nullptr && this->band_[dir].honor_parent_limits_ && byte_count > 0)
     {
-        byte_count = this->parent_->clamp(now, dir, byte_count);
+        byte_count = this->parent_->clamp(dir, byte_count);
     }
 
     return byte_count;
diff --git a/libtransmission/bandwidth.h b/libtransmission/bandwidth.h
index cb01476cc..f20cf77bb 100644
--- a/libtransmission/bandwidth.h
+++ b/libtransmission/bandwidth.h
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * @brief clamps `byte_count` down to a number that this bandwidth will allow to be consumed
      */
-    [[nodiscard]] size_t clamp(tr_direction const dir, size_t const byte_count) const noexcept
-    {
-        return this->clamp(0, dir, byte_count);
-    }
+    [[nodiscard]] size_t clamp(tr_direction dir, size_t byte_count) const noexcept;
 
     /** @brief Get the raw total of bytes read or sent by this bandwidth subtree. */
     [[nodiscard]] auto get_raw_speed_bytes_per_second(uint64_t const now, tr_direction const dir) const
@@ -263,8 +260,6 @@ private:
 
     static void notify_bandwidth_consumed_bytes(uint64_t now, RateControl& r, size_t size);
 
-    [[nodiscard]] size_t clamp(uint64_t now, tr_direction const dir, size_t byte_count) const;
-
     static void phase_one(std::vector<tr_peerIo*>& peers, tr_direction dir);
 
     void allocate_bandwidth(