diff --git a/src/mongo/stdx/thread.h b/src/mongo/stdx/thread.h
index 7b15bb56..4d8f73ad 100644
--- a/src/mongo/stdx/thread.h
+++ b/src/mongo/stdx/thread.h
@@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ private:
     //   .                     N   Y :      4,344 |  13,048 |     7,352
     //   .                     Y   Y :      4,424 |  13,672 |     8,392
     //   ( https://jira.mongodb.org/secure/attachment/233569/233569_stacktrace-writeup.txt )
-    static constexpr std::size_t kMongoMinSignalStackSize = std::size_t{64} << 10;
-
-    static constexpr std::size_t kStackSize =
-        std::max(kMongoMinSignalStackSize, std::size_t{MINSIGSTKSZ});
+    static constexpr std::size_t kStackSize = std::size_t{64} << 10;
     std::unique_ptr<std::byte[]> _stackStorage = std::make_unique<std::byte[]>(kStackSize);
 
 #else   // !MONGO_HAS_SIGALTSTACK