diff --git a/scripts/http-brute.nse b/scripts/http-brute.nse
index f1aae2c5b..142c6ad8e 100644
--- a/scripts/http-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-brute.nse
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ action = function( host, port )
 	end
 	
 
-	-- there's a bug in http.lua that does not allow it to be called by
-	-- multiple threads
-	engine:setMaxThreads(1)
 	status, result = engine:start()
 	
 	return result
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end