diff --git a/src/karapace/rapu.py b/src/karapace/rapu.py
index 9d7671f3b..5e3bcf73a 100644
--- a/src/karapace/rapu.py
+++ b/src/karapace/rapu.py
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.not_ready_handler = not_ready_handler
 
     def _create_aiohttp_application(self, *, config: Config) -> aiohttp.web.Application:
-        if config.http_request_max_size:
-            return aiohttp.web.Application(client_max_size=config.get_max_request_size())
-        return aiohttp.web.Application()
+        return aiohttp.web.Application(client_max_size=config.get_max_request_size())
 
     async def close_by_app(self, app: aiohttp.web.Application) -> None:
         await self.close()