diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
index 0e128da1..5b127292 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/netty/PipelineUtils.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class PipelineUtils
         {
             BASE.initChannel( ch );
             ch.pipeline().get( HandlerBoss.class ).setHandler( new InitialHandler( ProxyServer.getInstance(), ch.attr( LISTENER ).get() ) );
-            ch.config().setDefaultHandlerByteBufType( ChannelConfig.ChannelHandlerByteBufType.HEAP );
         }
     };
     public static final ChannelInitializer<Channel> CLIENT = new ChannelInitializer<Channel>()