diff --git a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Connection.java b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Connection.java
index a30484515..a46bb31a8 100644
--- a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Connection.java
+++ b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Connection.java
@@ -330,11 +330,7 @@ public final class Connection implements Closeable {
   }
 
   private void streamWrapper() throws IOException {
-    //Use MTU-sized buffers to send fewer packets.
-    int mtu = Platform.get().getMtu(socket);
-    if (mtu < 1024) mtu = 1024;
-    if (mtu > 8192) mtu = 8192;
-    in = new BufferedInputStream(in, mtu);
-    out = new BufferedOutputStream(out, mtu);
+    in = new BufferedInputStream(in, 4096);
+    out = new BufferedOutputStream(out, 256);
   }
 }