diff --git a/.env.production.sample b/.env.production.sample
index 8ea569fb01..9ff63c49ef 100644
--- a/.env.production.sample
+++ b/.env.production.sample
@@ -88,21 +88,3 @@ S3_ALIAS_HOST=files.example.com
 # -----------------------
 IP_RETENTION_PERIOD=31556952
 SESSION_RETENTION_PERIOD=31556952
-
-# Fetch All Replies Behavior
-# --------------------------
-
-# Period to wait between fetching replies (in minutes)
-FETCH_REPLIES_COOLDOWN_MINUTES=15
-
-# Period to wait after a post is first created before fetching its replies (in minutes)
-FETCH_REPLIES_INITIAL_WAIT_MINUTES=5
-
-# Max number of replies to fetch - total, recursively through a whole reply tree
-FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_GLOBAL=1000
-
-# Max number of replies to fetch - for a single post
-FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_SINGLE=500
-
-# Max number of replies Collection pages to fetch - total
-FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_PAGES=500
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/status/fetch_replies_concern.rb b/app/models/concerns/status/fetch_replies_concern.rb
index 7ab4648174..6d65fe41cb 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/status/fetch_replies_concern.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/status/fetch_replies_concern.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ module Status::FetchRepliesConcern
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   # debounce fetching all replies to minimize DoS
-  FETCH_REPLIES_COOLDOWN_MINUTES = (ENV['FETCH_REPLIES_COOLDOWN_MINUTES'] || 15).to_i.minutes
-  FETCH_REPLIES_INITIAL_WAIT_MINUTES = (ENV['FETCH_REPLIES_INITIAL_WAIT_MINUTES'] || 5).to_i.minutes
+  # Period to wait between fetching replies
+  FETCH_REPLIES_COOLDOWN_MINUTES = 15.minutes
+  # Period to wait after a post is first created before fetching its replies
+  FETCH_REPLIES_INITIAL_WAIT_MINUTES = 5.minutes
 
   included do
     scope :created_recently, -> { where(created_at: FETCH_REPLIES_INITIAL_WAIT_MINUTES.ago..) }
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_service.rb
index b771b84526..a956e7c706 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_service.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 class ActivityPub::FetchAllRepliesService < ActivityPub::FetchRepliesService
   include JsonLdHelper
 
-  # Limit of replies to fetch per status
-  MAX_REPLIES = (ENV['FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_SINGLE'] || 500).to_i
+  # Max number of replies to fetch - for a single post
+  MAX_REPLIES = 500
 
   def call(status_uri, collection_or_uri, max_pages: 1, batch_id: nil, request_id: nil)
     @status_uri = status_uri
diff --git a/app/workers/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_worker.rb b/app/workers/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_worker.rb
index 128bfe7e8a..2e91a3e95b 100644
--- a/app/workers/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/activitypub/fetch_all_replies_worker.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ class ActivityPub::FetchAllRepliesWorker
 
   sidekiq_options queue: 'pull', retry: 3
 
-  # Global max replies to fetch per request (all replies, recursively)
-  MAX_REPLIES = (ENV['FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_GLOBAL'] || 1000).to_i
-  MAX_PAGES = (ENV['FETCH_REPLIES_MAX_PAGES'] || 500).to_i
+  # Max number of replies to fetch - total, recursively through a whole reply tree
+  MAX_REPLIES = 1000
+  # Max number of replies Collection pages to fetch - total
+  MAX_PAGES = 500
 
   def perform(root_status_id, options = {})
     @batch = WorkerBatch.new(options['batch_id'])