diff --git a/sched/sched_customize.cpp b/sched/sched_customize.cpp
index 0e0bada785..cf9f3c1d54 100644
--- a/sched/sched_customize.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_customize.cpp
@@ -889,11 +889,8 @@ static inline bool app_plan_vbox(
         if (can_use_multicore) {
             // Use number of usable CPUs, taking user prefs into account
             double ncpus = g_wreq->effective_ncpus;
-            // CernVM on average uses between 25%-50% of a second core
-            // Total on a dual-core machine is between 65%-75%
-            if (ncpus > 1.5) ncpus = 1.5;
             hu.avg_ncpus = ncpus;
-            hu.max_ncpus = 2.0;
+            hu.max_ncpus = ncpus;
             sprintf(hu.cmdline, "--nthreads %f", ncpus);
         }
         // use the non-mt version rather than the mt version with 1 CPU