diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 602e7bce0..1bcf7459c 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ case "$1" in
     DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
     oldids=$(get_app_container_ids $APP)
 
-    DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT || echo 10)
-    DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT=${DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT:=10}
-
     DOKKU_APP_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS || true)
     DOKKU_APP_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS=$(dokku config:get $APP DOKKU_SKIP_DEFAULT_CHECKS || true)
     DOKKU_GLOBAL_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS=$(dokku config:get --global DOKKU_SKIP_ALL_CHECKS || true)
@@ -105,7 +102,6 @@ case "$1" in
         # start the app
         DOCKER_ARGS="$DOKKU_DEFAULT_DOCKER_ARGS"
         DOCKER_ARGS+=" -e DYNO='$PROC_TYPE.$CONTAINER_INDEX' "
-        DOCKER_ARGS+=" --restart=on-failure:$DOKKU_RESTART_LIMIT"
         [[ "$DOKKU_TRACE" ]] && DOCKER_ARGS+=" -e TRACE=true "
         BIND_EXTERNAL=$(plugn trigger bind-external-ip $APP)