diff --git a/Configuration/Applications/python/cmsDriverOptions.py b/Configuration/Applications/python/cmsDriverOptions.py
index 6d3643231cdb5..ba8fc6e6442ed 100755
--- a/Configuration/Applications/python/cmsDriverOptions.py
+++ b/Configuration/Applications/python/cmsDriverOptions.py
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ def OptionsFromItems(items):
 
     #now adjust the given parameters before passing it to the ConfigBuilder
 
-    # concurrency options
-    nStreams = options.nStreams if options.nStreams != '0' else options.nThreads
-    if options.nConcurrentLumis == '0':
-        options.nConcurrentLumis = '1' if nStreams == '1' else '2'
-    if options.nConcurrentIOVs == '0':
-        options.nConcurrentIOVs = options.nConcurrentLumis
-
     #trail a "/" to dirin and dirout
     if options.dirin!='' and (not options.dirin.endswith('/')):    options.dirin+='/'
     if options.dirout!='' and (not options.dirout.endswith('/')):  options.dirout+='/'