diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0dd285d0fdd8b8129335301fd7aa6d8d5dc05797..e767aec5053b47c16ba7b51cac96429f82128633 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ gem 'slim'
 gem 'sinatra', require: nil
 gem 'sidekiq', '~> 3.3'
 gem 'sidetiq', '0.6.3'
-gem 'sidekiq-limit_fetch'
 
 # HTTP requests
 gem "httparty"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c6ecdb4db0ae673619f2e85f9f29c6b01dcefa7a..ed8663b358b6c79ad20079a336bd9172c1ec2db6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -547,8 +547,6 @@ GEM
       json
       redis (>= 3.0.6)
       redis-namespace (>= 1.3.1)
-    sidekiq-limit_fetch (2.4.1)
-      sidekiq (>= 2.6.5, < 4.0)
     sidetiq (0.6.3)
       celluloid (>= 0.14.1)
       ice_cube (= 0.11.1)
@@ -771,7 +769,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   settingslogic
   shoulda-matchers (~> 2.7.0)
   sidekiq (~> 3.3)
-  sidekiq-limit_fetch
   sidetiq (= 0.6.3)
   simplecov
   sinatra
diff --git a/config/initializers/4_sidekiq.rb b/config/initializers/4_sidekiq.rb
index da2e8a08b0724b991a48bab94974e1ccfa4f3970..e856499732e949334e401a6740846f1d706ba24b 100644
--- a/config/initializers/4_sidekiq.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/4_sidekiq.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,3 @@ Sidekiq.configure_client do |config|
     namespace: 'resque:gitlab'
   }
 end
-
-Sidekiq::Queue["archive_repo"].limit = 2