diff --git a/elx/runner.py b/elx/runner.py
index cd7b4cf..01d216c 100644
--- a/elx/runner.py
+++ b/elx/runner.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.tap.runner = self
         self.target.runner = self
 
-    DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT = 10485760  # Meltano default buffer_size: https://docs.meltano.com/reference/settings/#eltbuffer_size
-
     @property
     def state_file_name(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.tap.executable}-{self.target.executable}.json"
@@ -92,15 +90,8 @@ def writelines(self, line: str):
                 if self.logger:
                     self.logger.info(line)
 
-        async with self.tap.process(
-            state=state,
-            streams=streams,
-            limit=self.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT,
-        ) as tap_process:
-            async with self.target.process(
-                tap_process=tap_process,
-                limit=self.DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT,
-            ) as target_process:
+        async with self.tap.process(state=state, streams=streams) as tap_process:
+            async with self.target.process(tap_process=tap_process) as target_process:
                 tap_outputs = [target_process.stdin]
                 tap_stdout_future = asyncio.ensure_future(
                     # forward subproc stdout to tap_outputs (i.e. targets stdin)
diff --git a/elx/tap.py b/elx/tap.py
index 2320a60..cd7c793 100644
--- a/elx/tap.py
+++ b/elx/tap.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def catalog(self) -> Catalog:
     @require_install
     async def process(
         self,
-        limit: int,
         state: dict = {},
         streams: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ) -> Generator[Popen, None, None]:
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ async def process(
                         ],
                         stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                         stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-                        limit=limit,
                     )
 
     def invoke(
diff --git a/elx/target.py b/elx/target.py
index 0f3f5d0..926beac 100644
--- a/elx/target.py
+++ b/elx/target.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class Target(Singer):
     async def process(
         self,
         tap_process: Popen,
-        limit: int,
     ) -> Generator[Popen, None, None]:
         """
         Run the tap process.
@@ -36,5 +35,4 @@ async def process(
                 stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                 stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-                limit=limit,
             )