diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-lustre.conf b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-lustre.conf
index 80930dc7a2..486227883e 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-lustre.conf
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/debug-lustre.conf
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 # Basic behavior to smooth startup
 mca_base_component_show_load_errors = 0
 orte_abort_timeout = 10 
-opal_set_max_sys_limits = 1
 orte_report_launch_progress = 1
 
 # Set line buffering for stdout/stderr
diff --git a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-lustre.conf b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-lustre.conf
index de075285ea..bf868bded4 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-lustre.conf
+++ b/contrib/platform/lanl/cray_xe6/optimized-lustre.conf
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 # Basic behavior to smooth startup
 mca_base_component_show_load_errors = 0
 orte_abort_timeout = 10 
-opal_set_max_sys_limits = 1
 orte_report_launch_progress = 1
 
 # Set line buffering for stdout/stderr