diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 14fa68ff1..db64b655f 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ case "${1:-default}" in
 		;;
 
 	test)
-		ulimit -t 600 &>/dev/null || true
-		ulimit -d 512000 &>/dev/null || true
-		ulimit -m 512000 &>/dev/null || true
 		LOGGER_DISCARD=1 build test
 		;;
 
@@ -94,9 +91,6 @@ case "${1:-default}" in
 		;;
 
 	test-xunit)
-		ulimit -t 600 &>/dev/null || true
-		ulimit -d 512000 &>/dev/null || true
-		ulimit -m 512000 &>/dev/null || true
 
 		(GOPATH="$(pwd)/Godeps/_workspace:$GOPATH" go test -v -race ./lib/... ./cmd/... || true) > tests.out
 		go2xunit -output tests.xml -fail < tests.out