diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 34eb445de..78a3ebe6c 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ consvar_t cv_maxsend = CVAR_INIT ("maxsend", "4096", CV_SAVE|CV_NETVAR, maxsend_
 consvar_t cv_noticedownload = CVAR_INIT ("noticedownload", "Off", CV_SAVE|CV_NETVAR, CV_OnOff, NULL);
 
 // Speed of file downloading (in packets per tic)
-static CV_PossibleValue_t downloadspeed_cons_t[] = {{0, "MIN"}, {32, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
+static CV_PossibleValue_t downloadspeed_cons_t[] = {{1, "MIN"}, {300, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_downloadspeed = CVAR_INIT ("downloadspeed", "16", CV_SAVE|CV_NETVAR, downloadspeed_cons_t, NULL);
 
 static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum);
diff --git a/src/d_netfil.c b/src/d_netfil.c
index a1dd02eeb..fdc0026a8 100644
--- a/src/d_netfil.c
+++ b/src/d_netfil.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ static void SV_EndFileSend(INT32 node)
 	filestosend--;
 }
 
-#define PACKETPERTIC net_bandwidth/(TICRATE*software_MAXPACKETLENGTH)
 #define FILEFRAGMENTSIZE (software_MAXPACKETLENGTH - (FILETXHEADER + BASEPACKETSIZE))
 
 /** Handles file transmission
@@ -1013,14 +1012,7 @@ void FileSendTicker(void)
 	if (!filestosend) // No file to send
 		return;
 
-	if (cv_downloadspeed.value) // New behavior
-		packetsent = cv_downloadspeed.value;
-	else // Old behavior
-	{
-		packetsent = PACKETPERTIC;
-		if (!packetsent)
-			packetsent = 1;
-	}
+	packetsent = cv_downloadspeed.value;
 
 	netbuffer->packettype = PT_FILEFRAGMENT;