diff --git a/src/thread/thread.c b/src/thread/thread.c
index 94387ff6..8d64b9d3 100644
--- a/src/thread/thread.c
+++ b/src/thread/thread.c
@@ -220,9 +220,8 @@ static void _catch_signals(void)
 }
 
 
-long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int stacksize, int detached, int line, char *file)
+long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int detached, int line, char *file)
 {
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	int created;
 	thread_t *thread;
 	thread_start_t *start;
@@ -244,17 +243,13 @@ long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int
 	start->thread = thread;
 	start->detached = detached;
 
-	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stacksize);
 
 	created = 0;
-	if (pthread_create(&thread->sys_thread, &attr, _start_routine, start) == 0)
+	if (pthread_create(&thread->sys_thread, NULL, _start_routine, start) == 0)
 		created = 1;
 	else
 		LOG_ERROR("Could not create new thread");
 
-	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);	
-
 	if (created == 0) {
 		LOG_ERROR("System won't let me create more threads, giving up");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/thread/thread.h b/src/thread/thread.h
index 33cdbe94..a3522657 100644
--- a/src/thread/thread.h
+++ b/src/thread/thread.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#define THREAD_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE 8192
-
 typedef struct thread_tag {
 	/* the local id for the thread, and it's name */
 	long thread_id;
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ typedef struct rwlock_tag {
 	pthread_rwlock_t sys_rwlock;
 } rwlock_t;
 
-#define thread_create(n,w,x,y,z) thread_create_c(n,w,x,y,z,__LINE__,__FILE__)
+#define thread_create(n,x,y,z) thread_create_c(n,x,y,z,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_create(x) thread_mutex_create_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_lock(x) thread_mutex_lock_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_unlock(x) thread_mutex_unlock_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ void thread_initialize_with_log_id(int log_id);
 void thread_shutdown(void);
 
 /* creation, destruction, locking, unlocking, signalling and waiting */
-long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int stacksize, int detached, int line, char *file);
+long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int detached, int line, char *file);
 void thread_mutex_create_c(mutex_t *mutex, int line, char *file);
 void thread_mutex_lock_c(mutex_t *mutex, int line, char *file);
 void thread_mutex_unlock_c(mutex_t *mutex, int line, char *file);