diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 46413ca70..0afc852ed 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -344,10 +344,6 @@ class Config(object):
     if os.getenv('CELERYD_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER'):
         CELERY['worker_prefetch_multiplier'] = os.getenv('CELERYD_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER')
 
-    # on reporting worker, restart workers after each task is executed to help prevent memory leaks
-    if os.getenv('CELERYD_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD'):
-        CELERY['worker_max_tasks_per_child'] = int(os.getenv('CELERYD_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD'))
-
     FROM_NUMBER = 'development'
 
     STATSD_HOST = os.getenv('STATSD_HOST')
diff --git a/manifest.yml.j2 b/manifest.yml.j2
index b2328641e..b8ac8a803 100644
--- a/manifest.yml.j2
+++ b/manifest.yml.j2
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   'notify-delivery-worker-periodic': {},
   'notify-delivery-worker-reporting': {
     'additional_env_vars': {
-      'CELERYD_MAX_TASKS_PER_CHILD': 1,
       'CELERYD_PREFETCH_MULTIPLIER': 1,
       'SQLALCHEMY_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT': 7200
     }