diff --git a/mount_linux.go b/mount_linux.go
index df87ec7..de7a060 100644
--- a/mount_linux.go
+++ b/mount_linux.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-// Maximum file write size we are prepared to receive from the kernel. Linux
-// appears to limit writes to 128 KiB.
-const maxWrite = 128 * 1024
-
 func lineLogger(wg *sync.WaitGroup, prefix string, r io.ReadCloser) {
 	defer wg.Done()