diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/proto_utils.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/proto_utils.h
index b7636034d4..61c35bf8da 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/proto_utils.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/proto_utils.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Status GenericDeserialize(grpc_byte_buffer* buffer,
       return reader.status();
     }
     ::grpc::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream decoder(&reader);
-    decoder.SetTotalBytesLimit(INT_MAX, INT_MAX);
+    decoder.SetTotalBytesLimit(INT_MAX);
     if (!msg->ParseFromCodedStream(&decoder)) {
       result = Status(StatusCode::INTERNAL, msg->InitializationErrorString());
     }