diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 24addf37..8cb19672 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void _build_pool(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < config->threadpool_size; i++) {
 		snprintf(buff, 64, "Connection Thread #%d", i);
-		tid = thread_create(buff, _handle_connection, NULL, ICE_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE, THREAD_ATTACHED);
+		tid = thread_create(buff, _handle_connection, NULL, THREAD_ATTACHED);
 		_push_thread(&_conhands, tid);
 	}
 }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void *_handle_connection(void *arg)
 
 				sock_set_blocking(con->sock, SOCK_NONBLOCK);
 				
-				thread_create("Source Thread", source_main, (void *)source, ICE_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE, THREAD_DETACHED);
+				thread_create("Source Thread", source_main, (void *)source, THREAD_DETACHED);
 				
 				continue;
 			} else if (parser->req_type == httpp_req_stats) {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void *_handle_connection(void *arg)
 				stats->parser = parser;
 				stats->con = con;
 
-				thread_create("Stats Connection", stats_connection, (void *)stats, ICE_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE, THREAD_DETACHED);
+				thread_create("Stats Connection", stats_connection, (void *)stats, THREAD_DETACHED);
 
 				continue;
 			} else if (parser->req_type == httpp_req_play || parser->req_type == httpp_req_get) {
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 05647421..e15ca8c4 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #define ICE_RUNNING 1
 #define ICE_HALTING 2
 
-#define ICE_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE 8192
-
 typedef struct ice_global_tag
 {
 	int serversock;
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index d70a21f5..5b33c33e 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void stats_initialize()
 
 	/* fire off the stats thread */
 	_stats_running = 1;
-	_stats_thread_id = thread_create("Stats Thread", _stats_thread, NULL, ICE_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE, THREAD_ATTACHED);
+	_stats_thread_id = thread_create("Stats Thread", _stats_thread, NULL, THREAD_ATTACHED);
 }
 
 void stats_shutdown()