diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayClient.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayClient.cs
index 21159930a..bf075d154 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayClient.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayClient.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public static class GatewayClient
     // --- SignalR methods ---
 
     public static Task SendHeartbeatAsync(HeartbeatRequest data) =>
-        _hubConnection?.InvokeAsync("Heartbeat", new { data.PlayerCount, data.MaxPlayers, data.IsOnline })
+        _hubConnection?.InvokeAsync("Heartbeat", new { data.PlayerCount, data.IsOnline })
         ?? Task.CompletedTask;
 
     public static Task SyncAccountStateAsync(string username, string accessLevel, bool isBanned)
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ public static class GatewayClient
 
     public record HeartbeatRequest(
         [property: JsonPropertyName("playerCount")] int PlayerCount,
-        [property: JsonPropertyName("maxPlayers")] int MaxPlayers,
         [property: JsonPropertyName("isOnline")] bool IsOnline
     );
 
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayConfig.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayConfig.cs
index 0b506fca3..b34c905f9 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayConfig.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayConfig.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public static class GatewayConfig
     public static string GatewayUrl { get; private set; } = "";
     public static string ApiKey { get; private set; } = "";
     public static int HeartbeatIntervalSeconds { get; private set; }
-    public static int MaxPlayers { get; private set; }
 
     public static void Configure()
     {
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ public static class GatewayConfig
         GatewayUrl = ServerConfiguration.GetOrUpdateSetting("gateway.url", "http://localhost:5000");
         ApiKey = ServerConfiguration.GetOrUpdateSetting("gateway.apiKey", "");
         HeartbeatIntervalSeconds = ServerConfiguration.GetOrUpdateSetting("gateway.heartbeatIntervalSeconds", 30);
-        MaxPlayers = ServerConfiguration.GetOrUpdateSetting("gateway.maxPlayers", 200);
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ApiKey))
         {
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayHeartbeat.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayHeartbeat.cs
index 9db98c819..b3a7ad9b0 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayHeartbeat.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Systems/Gateway/GatewayHeartbeat.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static class GatewayHeartbeat
         try
         {
             var playerCount = NetState.Instances.Count;
-            var request = new GatewayClient.HeartbeatRequest(playerCount, GatewayConfig.MaxPlayers, true);
+            var request = new GatewayClient.HeartbeatRequest(playerCount, true);
 
             if (GatewayClient.IsSignalRConnected)
             {