diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 2fbeeb6..cd9128f 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -412,10 +412,7 @@ sub main {
     my $sys_info= My::SysInfo->new();
 
     $opt_parallel= $sys_info->num_cpus();
-    for my $limit (2000, 1500, 1000, 500){
-      $opt_parallel-- if ($sys_info->min_bogomips() < $limit);
-    }
-    my $max_par= $ENV{MTR_MAX_PARALLEL} || 8;
+    my $max_par= $ENV{MTR_MAX_PARALLEL} || 2000;
     $opt_parallel= $max_par if ($opt_parallel > $max_par);
     $opt_parallel= $num_tests if ($opt_parallel > $num_tests);
     $opt_parallel= 1 if (IS_WINDOWS and $sys_info->isvm());