diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
index c8baf2e0b5d2..53e03a598e85 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/ApiServices.scala
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ private[daml] object ApiServices {
             ledgerId,
             commandConfig.inputBufferSize,
             commandConfig.maxCommandsInFlight,
-            commandConfig.limitMaxCommandsInFlight,
             commandConfig.retentionPeriod,
           ),
           // Using local services skips the gRPC layer, improving performance.
diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
index 3c66cd17965e..23571e85ccd8 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/apiserver/services/ApiCommandService.scala
@@ -139,15 +139,11 @@ private[apiserver] final class ApiCommandService private (
             ledgerEnd,
             () => ledgerConfig.maxDeduplicationTime,
           )
-        val trackingFlow =
-          if (configuration.limitMaxCommandsInFlight)
-            MaxInFlight(
-              configuration.maxCommandsInFlight,
-              capacityCounter = metrics.daml.commands.maxInFlightCapacity(metricsPrefixFirstParty),
-              lengthCounter = metrics.daml.commands.maxInFlightLength(metricsPrefixFirstParty),
-            ).joinMat(tracker)(Keep.right)
-          else
-            tracker
+        val trackingFlow = MaxInFlight(
+          configuration.maxCommandsInFlight,
+          capacityCounter = metrics.daml.commands.maxInFlightCapacity(metricsPrefixFirstParty),
+          lengthCounter = metrics.daml.commands.maxInFlightLength(metricsPrefixFirstParty),
+        ).joinMat(tracker)(Keep.right)
         TrackerImpl(
           trackingFlow,
           configuration.inputBufferSize,
@@ -247,7 +243,6 @@ private[apiserver] object ApiCommandService {
       ledgerId: LedgerId,
       inputBufferSize: Int,
       maxCommandsInFlight: Int,
-      limitMaxCommandsInFlight: Boolean,
       retentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
   )
 
diff --git a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
index 0591a6f65946..fe8a913fda3e 100644
--- a/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
+++ b/ledger/participant-integration-api/src/main/scala/platform/configuration/CommandConfiguration.scala
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration.{DurationInt, FiniteDuration}
   *        transaction has been shipped via the WriteService.
   * @param maxCommandsInFlight
   *        Maximum number of submitted commands waiting to be completed for each party.
-  * @param limitMaxCommandsInFlight
-  *        Whether [[maxCommandsInFlight]] should be honored or not.
   * @param retentionPeriod
   *        For how long the command service will keep an active command tracker for a given party.
   *        A longer retention period allows to not instantiate a new tracker for a party that seldom acts.
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ final case class CommandConfiguration(
     inputBufferSize: Int,
     maxParallelSubmissions: Int,
     maxCommandsInFlight: Int,
-    limitMaxCommandsInFlight: Boolean,
     retentionPeriod: FiniteDuration,
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ object CommandConfiguration {
       inputBufferSize = 512,
       maxParallelSubmissions = 512,
       maxCommandsInFlight = 256,
-      limitMaxCommandsInFlight = true,
       retentionPeriod = DefaultTrackerRetentionPeriod,
     )
 }